Opinion ID: 1127469
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Heading: Objective Standards and Prosecutorial Discretion

Text: Roger argues that because there are no objective standards in determining the death penalty, it is unconstitutional. This argument has been rejected. Salazar, 173 Ariz. at 411, 844 P.2d at 578; State v. Correll, 148 Ariz. 468, 484, 715 P.2d 721, 737 (1986). Roger also argues that the state has too much discretion in seeking the death penalty. This argument has been rejected. State v. Harding, 137 Ariz. 278, 292, 670 P.2d 383, 397 (1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1013, 104 S.Ct. 1017, 79 L.Ed.2d 246 (1984).