The court’s account
The Arizona Court of Appeals said trial evidence showed that Lois Cloud and Accardo conspired to kill her husband. Accardo shot him as the couple left a restaurant. The opinion also describes payments and property transferred to Accardo after the killing. [1]
Appeal and documented outcome
On February 18, 2014, the Court of Appeals affirmed Lois Cloud’s convictions and sentences for first-degree murder and related offenses. Its memorandum decision addresses trial and evidentiary issues. It is a record of that appeal, not a substitute for a current docket. [1]
Case timeline
- December 1997Cloud was killed in the Burgers & Beers parking lot. [2]
- May 2003Lois Cloud was indicted, according to the appeal decision. [1]
- February 18, 2014The Court of Appeals affirmed her convictions and sentences. [1]
What this record establishes
The page links both the Court of Appeals decision and an Arizona Supreme Court oral-argument case summary. Later post-conviction proceedings have not been established here. The restaurant location is reported without invented map coordinates.