Opinion ID: 2610993
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Text: Defendant Ronnie Lloyd Conner was convicted of first degree murder and armed burglary. At his first sentencing, he was sentenced to death for the murder and to ten and one-half years for the burglary. After further proceedings in the trial court, including a plea agreement involving these and other charges, he was resentenced and received life imprisonment on the murder count. Thereafter the state successfully moved to have the plea agreement and life sentence set aside and defendant was again resentenced, this time receiving the death penalty. He appeals. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. §§ 13-4031 and -4033. ISSUES PRESENTED 1. Whether defendant is precluded from asserting ineffective assistance of trial counsel in his second petition for post-conviction relief. 2. Whether the trial court erred by admitting into evidence a letter purportedly written and signed by defendant (Exhibit 28) and a note written by him during the trial (Exhibit 42). 3. Whether the trial court committed fundamental error by failing to instruct the jury, sua sponte, concerning its obligations with respect to Exhibits 28 and 42. 4. Whether the defendant, who did not testify, can challenge the trial court's ruling that his statements could be used for impeachment if he had testified. 5. Whether the trial court erred by setting aside the plea agreement and sentence of life imprisonment and resentencing defendant to death because of in-custody statements made by the defendant to the prosecutor during an uncounselled interrogation.