STATE v. COEY

No. 1082.

82 Ariz. 133 (1957)

309 P.2d 260

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Leonard COEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

March 19, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur M. Johnson and Robert E. Yount, Phoenix, for appellant.

Robert Morrison, Atty. Gen., and L. Alton Riggs, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


LA PRADE, Justice.

The defendant-appellant, Leonard Coey, was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree and sentenced to be executed. From the judgment and sentence he has perfected this appeal.

There is no significant dispute as to the events which led up to, and included, the alleged crime. The facts briefly stated are as follows: The deceased victim was the wife of the defendant. She was approximately half his size, and about half his age. She...

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