State of Arizona, Appellee v. Jason Eugene Bush, Appellant.

Summary

The court affirmed Bush's convictions and death sentences, rejecting his challenges to venue, jury selection, confession procedures, sentencing instructions, victim-impact evidence, and noncapital sentences. It held that Bush forfeited several claims by failing to raise them below, that the record showed no fundamental or prejudicial error, and that the jury's aggravating-factor findings and death sentences were supported by reasonable evidence. Judge Winthrop, concurring in part and dissenting in part, agreed with the procedural and substantive rulings but would have held Arizona's death penalty unconstitutional under the state constitution.