# State v. Lavers

> Arizona Supreme Court · July 23, 1991 · 168 Ariz. 376

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9615222

## Case

- **Full name:** STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Alfred Edward LAVERS, III, Appellant
- **Court:** Arizona Supreme Court
- **Decided:** July 23, 1991
- **Citations:** 168 Ariz. 376; 91 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 38; 814 P.2d 333; 1991 Ariz. LEXIS 59
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Corcoran
- **Judges:** Gordon, Moeller, Corcoran, Feldman, Cameron
- **Cited by:** 166 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that State could introduce tape made by deceased complainant during deadly assault because the tape recorded events confirmed by other circumstantial evidence of the crime.
- recognizing that, before a reviewing court may engage in fundamental error analysis, it must first find the trial court committed some error
- recognizing that before a reviewing court engages in fundamental error review, it must first conclude the trial court committed some error
- explaining this court “must first find that the trial court committed some error” before it engages in fundamental error analysis
- finding that victim contemplated fate based on victim's statements as well as the victim witnessing the defendant stab her mother

## Opinion text

CORCORAN, Justice,
specially concurring in part.
I join with Justice Moeller in his special concurrence.

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