Opinion ID: 1119070
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Reliance upon the presentence report

Text: Kemp argues that the trial judge relied upon the presentence report which apparently contained inadmissible evidence. However, our review of the special verdict indicates that the trial judge only specifically relied upon the presentence report, which is not part of the record, in two instances. First, he relied on it in part to find that Kemp had previously been convicted of a crime of violence. But Kemp stipulated to the fact of his prior California robbery conviction. Second, the trial judge indicated he relied upon it as a possible source of mitigation. While evidence in support of aggravation must be admissible under the rules of evidence, evidence in support of mitigation does not. A.R.S. § 13-703(C). Kemp does not allege that he suffered prejudice from this reliance. The findings of the trial judge in the special verdict are all supported by the evidence.