STATE v. PEATS

No. 2030.

106 Ariz. 254 (1970)

475 P.2d 238

The STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Stephen Earl PEATS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

October 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

William A. Coffeen, Yuma, for appellant.


STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

On March 2, 1963, appellant, Stephen Earl Peats, was convicted after a jury trial in Yuma County, Arizona, of first degree murder. The jury recommended imprisonment in the State Prison for life. No timely appeal was taken from the conviction and sentence, but, on the 16th of May, 1969, Peats filed a motion in this court under Supreme Court Rule 16(a), 17 A.R.S., to take a delayed appeal, setting forth that he did not appeal within...

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