The State of Arizona, Appellee v. Trent Christopher Benson, Appellant

Summary

The court affirmed Benson’s convictions for two murders and eight other felonies, his death sentences, and his consecutive prison terms. It rejected challenges concerning joinder, DNA evidence, discovery, restraints, aggravation-phase instructions and evidence, penalty-phase evidence, and the death-sentence review standard. The court concluded that the trial court acted within its discretion and that the aggravating circumstances and death sentences were supported by the evidence.