Doody

I. BACKGROUND

“On the morning of August 10, 1991, members of the Wat Promkunaram Buddhist Temple discovered nine bodies inside the temple (the temple murders). The victims, including six Buddhist monks, lay face down in a circle, each shot in the head.” State v. Doody, 930 P.2d 440, 443 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). Temple living quarters were ransacked, and personal property was missing. See id.

Approximately one month after the temple murders, Phoe- nix detectives received an anonymous tip implicating four men from Tucson (the Tucson Four). During interrogations, 1 Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444 (1966), requires that, prior to questioning, a suspect be apprised of his constitutional rights to remain silent and to consult an attorney. DOODY v. SCHRIRO 2955 the four suspects made inculpatory statements, resulting in murder charges against them.2 See id.

The police identified the murder weapon as a Marlin Model 60 .22 caliber rifle (Marlin rifle). See id. Investigators received a report from Luke Air Force Base that a military policeman had discovered a Marlin rifle while searching a vehicle in an unrelated incident. See id. The rifle was recov- ered…