STATE v. ADAIR

No. 2019.

106 Ariz. 58 (1970)

470 P.2d 671

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. James Thomas ADAIR, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Division.

Rehearing Denied July 14, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. Nelson, Atty. Gen., by Carl Waag, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Robert E. Guzik, Phoenix, Court-appointed, for appellant.


UDALL, Justice.

James Thomas Adair, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was tried and convicted of robbery in Superior Court, Maricopa County. He appeals that conviction and sentence of 10 to 20 years on three grounds: first that the County Attorney, by repeatedly terming the evidence "uncontradicted", improperly commented on defendant's failure to take the stand; secondly that the County Attorney improperly and prejudicially injected his personal beliefs into...

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