Supreme Court Sides With Arizona Death Row Inmate
Constitutional Law Reporter
MARCH 30, 2023
Supreme Court sided with John Montenegro Cruz, a death row inmate in Arizona. According to a 5-4 majority, Arizona erred in refusing to apply the Court’s precedent set forth in Simmons v. South Carolina , 512 U.S. The Arizona Supreme Court had previously interpreted Rule 32.1(g) City of Columbia , 378 U.S.
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