Arizona

Criminal Procedure

Criminal Procedure

Rule 23.2 – Types of Verdicts

(a)General Verdicts. Except as this rule specifies otherwise, in every case the jury must render a verdict finding the defendant either guilty or not guilty.
(b)Insanity Verdicts. If a jury that determines a defendant is guilty except insane, it must state this determination in its verdict.
(c)Different Offenses. If an indictment or information charges different counts or offenses, the verdict must specify each count or offense for which the jury has found the defendant guilty or not guilty.
(d)Different Degrees. If the verdict of guilty is to an offense that is divided into degrees, the verdict must specify the degree of the offense for which the jury has found the defendant guilty.
(e)Aggravation Verdict. After a guilty verdict and an aggravation phase, the jury must render a verdict determining whether the State proved each of the alleged aggravating circumstances submitted to the jury.
(f)Penalty Verdict in a Capital Case. At the conclusion of the penalty phase in a capital case, the jury must render a verdict stating whether to impose a sentence of death or life.

Ariz. R. Crim. P. 23.2

Added August 31, 2017, effective January 1, 2018.

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Former Rule 23.2, relating to types of verdict, was abrogated effective January 1, 2018.