Title 13 — Criminal Code
48 chapters · 981 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 13-751 Sentence of death or life imprisonment; aggravating and mitigating circumstances; definition
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A. If the state has filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty and the defendant is: 1. Convicted of first degree murder pursuant to section 13-1105, subsection A, paragraph 1 or 3 and was at least eighteen years of age at the time of the commission of the offense, the de…
A.R.S. § 13-752 Sentences of death, life imprisonment or natural life; imposition; sentencing proceedings; definitions
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A. If the state has filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty and the defendant is convicted of first degree murder, the trier of fact at the sentencing proceeding shall determine whether to impose a sentence of death in accordance with the procedures provided in this se…
A.R.S. § 13-753 Mental evaluations of capital defendants; hearing; appeal; definitions
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B. If the state files a notice of intent to seek the death penalty, the court, unless the defendant objects, shall appoint a prescreening psychological expert in order to determine the defendant's intelligence quotient using current community, nationally and culturally accepted i…
A.R.S. § 13-754 Capital defendant prescreening evaluation for competency and sanity
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A. If the state files a notice of intent to seek the death penalty, unless the defendant objects, the court shall appoint a psychologist or psychiatrist licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, 17 or 19.1 to conduct a prescreening evaluation to determine if reasonable grounds e…
A.R.S. § 13-755 Death sentences; supreme court review
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A. The supreme court shall review all death sentences. On review, the supreme court shall independently review the trial court's findings of aggravation and mitigation and the propriety of the death sentence. B. If the supreme court determines that an error was made regarding a f…
A.R.S. § 13-756 Death sentences; supreme court review
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A. The supreme court shall review all death sentences to determine whether the trier of fact abused its discretion in finding aggravating circumstances and imposing a sentence of death. B. If the supreme court determines that an error occurred in the sentencing proceedings, the s…
A.R.S. § 13-757 Method of infliction of sentence of death; identity of executioners; license suspension
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A. The penalty of death shall be inflicted by an intravenous injection of a substance or substances in a lethal quantity sufficient to cause death, under the supervision of the state department of corrections. B. A defendant who is sentenced to death for an offense committed befo…
A.R.S. § 13-758 Persons present at execution of sentence of death; limitation
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The director of the state department of corrections or the director's designee shall be present at the execution of all death sentences and shall invite the attorney general and at least twelve reputable citizens of the director's selection to be present at the execution. The dir…
A.R.S. § 13-759 Death warrant; return
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A. After a conviction and sentence of death are affirmed and the first post-conviction relief proceedings have concluded, the supreme court shall issue a warrant of execution that authorizes the director of the state department of corrections to carry out the execution thirty-fiv…