Justice delayed: The legal chaos that has left Pinal County capital cases in limbo

By: Michael Kiefer

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 4,902

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Everyone was asleep when they kicked in the door, sometime before 8 a.m.

Justin Yates was in a chair just outside the apartment, a one-story, yellow-block building in Casa Grande. They shot him in the head.

Jose Aguilera and Connie Carrerra were asleep on a couch in the living room. They shot both of them and slit their throats.

Crysta Proctor was in the bedroom. She was their real target, so they saved the worst …

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