Opinion ID: 2519755
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Heading: the decision of the united states supreme court in ring v. arizona requires remand for further proceedings in the district court

Text: Subsequent to the decision in the district court and the appeal to this Court the United States Supreme Court decided Ring v. Arizona, ___ U.S. ___, 122 S.Ct. 2428, 153 L.Ed.2d 556 (2002) which appears to invalidate the death penalty scheme in Idaho which to this time has allowed the sentencing judge to make factual findings of the aggravating factors necessary to the imposition of a death sentence. Ring requires those factual findings to be made by a jury. In light of that decision it is necessary to remand this case for further consideration by the district court. There are a number of other issues raised in the appeal and petition for post conviction review. Whether those issues will remain following resentencing in this district court is problematic and speculative. Consequently, the Court will not determine them at this time.