STATE v. MATTHEWS

No. 1589.

104 Ariz. 421 (1969)

454 P.2d 566

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Michael Allen MATTHEWS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona. In Banc.

Rehearing Denied June 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. Nelson, Atty. Gen., Darrell F. Smith, Former Atty. Gen., Carl Waag, Asst. Atty. Gen., Moise Berger, Maricopa County Atty., for appellee.

Lawrence C. Cantor, Phoenix, for appellant.


McFARLAND, Justice:

Michael Allen Matthews, hereinafter referred to as defendant, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of second-degree murder; he was thereafter sentenced to serve a term of not less than 85 years nor more than the balance of his natural life in the State Penitentiary. From the sentence of the court defendant appeals.

In a statement to the officers, defendant admitted he had an urge to kill the victim, Mrs. Zamborsky, before going to her home...

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