High court considers if death row inmate can refuse legal representation
The Arizona Supreme Court heard arguments April 21 on whether a man who effectively forfeited his way to death row has a constitutional right to self-representation during sentencing.
Court ordered to consider death-row inmate’s case
A federal appeals court is ordering a lower-court judge to consider claims by an Arizona death-row inmate that he had ineffective legal representation.
Bennett sought legislation to deal with AG issues
As the FBI ramped up its investigation into Tom Horne last year, Secretary of State Ken Bennett scrambled to get legislation passed that would allow him to bypass the Attorney General’s Office and seek outside legal counsel.