Opinion ID: 1223959
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Death Qualifying Jurors

Text: Defendant argues that the trial court erred by death qualifying members of the venire and dismissing potential jurors who indicated they were opposed to the death penalty. This court rejected that argument in State v. Willoughby, 181 Ariz. 530, 546, 892 P.2d 1319, 1335 (1995) (no violation of Sixth Amendment right to fair and impartial jury where prospective jurors were questioned regarding their views on death penalty and two were excused after they said they could not convict at all, knowing that judge might order death sentence), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 116 S.Ct. 725, 133 L.Ed.2d 677 (1996).