INMATE 085271 -

Last Meal

3 Grilled cheese & fried egg sandwiches, Macaroni & cheese (lots)
Pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream, 2 cans of Pepsi

On April 10, 1990, Arthur Ross telephoned the victim, a 26-year-old male real estate agent. He told the victim that he was a business man interested in leasing a vacant office at the corner of Ina and Thorneydale in Tucson. Ross met with the victim, and once inside the business, shot the victim twice in the head with a nine millimeter handgun. Ross fled with the victim's wallet, which contained a credit card, a bank card, and identification. He than used the bank card to withdraw approximately $800 from the victim's account at automatic teller machines in Tucson and Casa Grande. The victim's roommate and a co-worker became concerned when he did not return from the appointment. They obtained his appointment book and went to the office building, where they found the body. Police followed a trail of credit card and bank card transactions, which led to the defendant's arrest in Casa Grande on April 14, 1990.

PROCEEDINGS

Presiding Judge: Michael D. Alfred
Prosecutor: Rick Unklesbay
Start of Trial: December 18, 1990
Verdict: February 1, 1991
Sentencing: April 19, 1991

Aggravating Circumstances
Pecuniary gain
Especially heinous, cruel or depraved


PUBLISHED OPINIONS
State v. Ross, 180 Ariz. 598, 886 P.2d 1354 (1994).