Appeals judges review Van Raam conviction in Safford & What’s Coming Up Around the Gila Valley

About this episode

The episode discusses the review of Douglas Van Raam's conviction by the Arizona Court of Appeals following a police shooting incident in Safford.

Douglas Van Raam is serving a 7.5-year prison sentence in the 2023 Safford case, where police shot him after an armed confrontation. The Arizona Court of Appeals is now set to review his conviction after the April 9th deadline.

Topics covered

• legal review
• court appeals
• prison sentence
• armed confrontation
• local news

Keywords

• Douglas Van Raam
• Safford
• Arizona Court of Appeals
• prison sentence
• armed confrontation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Safford

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