Kevin Miles

Murderer

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Pima County, Arizona, USA
Date of birth: May 28, 1968
Age at first offence: 24
Characteristics: carjacking
Victim profile: A 40-year-old female
Method of murder: Shooting (.45 caliber handgun)
Date(s) of murder: December 7, 1992
Years active: 1992
Date of arrest: —
Status: Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on July 6, 1993

Case Summary

Case details

Kevin Miles was sentenced to death on July 6, 1993.

The offence

On December 7, 1992, Miles and two 16-year-old companions planned a carjacking and discussed killing someone. At 1:30 p.m. that day, Miles and his two companions waited for a car to stop near the area of 24th Street and Columbus Avenue in Tucson. When the 40-year-old victim approached in her vehicle and stopped, one of the two companions asked her for a "light" for a cigarette. As she reached for the lighter, the companion pointed a .45 caliber handgun at her head and forced her to move over. Miles and the two companions took control of the car, kept the gun pointed at her, and drove her to a desert area, where she was shot once in the chest. She died from this gunshot wound, which lacerated her heart and her left lung.

Proceedings

Presiding Judge: William H. Tinney Prosecutors: David White and Reagen Kulseth Start of Trial: April 21, 1993 Verdict: April 30, 1993 Sentencing: July 6, 1993

Sentencing

Aggravating Circumstances: Prior crime of violence; Pecuniary gain; Especially cruel and heinous Mitigating Circumstances: Remorse; Reputation for non-violence; Felony-murder

Appeals

Published Opinions: State v. Miles, 186 Ariz. 10, 918 P.2d 1028 (1996).

Other details

Defendant: Kevin Miles
Victim: 40-year-old Caucasian woman
Defendant and companions were near 24th Street and Columbus Avenue in Tucson when the victim stopped.
The victim was taken to a desert area before being shot once in the chest.
The proceedings referred to the two companions as 16-year-old companions.
The victim died from the gunshot wound that lacerated her heart and her left lung.

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