Opinion ID: 1260159
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Heading: constitutionality of arizona death penalty statute

Text: Defendant claims that the Arizona death penalty statute, A.R.S. § 13-703, is unconstitutional in that it is cruel and unusual punishment contrary to the eighth amendment. This issue has been resolved adversely to defendant's position on numerous occasions. State v. Gretzler, 135 Ariz. 42, 53, 659 P.2d 1, 12, cert. denied ___ U.S. ___, 103 S.Ct. 2444, 77 L.Ed.2d 1327 (1983). See also State v. Gillies, 135 Ariz. 500, 507, 662 P.2d 1007, 1014 (1983); State v. Woratzeck, 134 Ariz. 452, 456, 657 P.2d 865, 869 (1982).