Opinion ID: 867374
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Death presumptive jurors.

Text: ¶ 28 Although he did not object to Jurors 4, 7, and 17 at trial, Garza claims that the superior court committed fundamental error in failing to exclude them sua sponte. See State v. Bible, 175 Ariz. 549, 573, 858 P.2d 1152, 1176 (1993) (holding that review for failure to exclude a juror is for fundamental error in the absence of objection). Garza claims that each prospective juror was biased in favor of the death penalty. ¶ 29 The record directly contradicts these claims. Indeed, Garza's trial counsel candidly admitted that he could not challenge Juror 4 for cause because the juror indicated in questioning that he did not believe that the death penalty was always appropriate. Juror 7 similarly indicated he was open-minded about whether to impose the death penalty, depending upon the circumstances of the case. And, Juror 17 stated that his opinion about the death penalty depends on the facts of a particular case and on the individual. [7]