d. Avoids Arbitrary, Capricious, or Irrational Imposition of Death Penalty.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

i. The Court has held that Arizona’s scheme does not result in the arbitrary and capricious imposition of the death penalty. Blazak, 131 Ariz. at 601; Stokley, 182 Ariz. at 516.

ii. The Court has similarly rejected the claim that the statute is applied arbitrarily because it fails to provide sufficient guidance to the trial courts. Salazar, 173 Ariz. at 399.

iii. In Apelt, the Court rejected the argument that allowing discretion in balancing aggravating and mitigating factors results in the freakish and

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