STATE v. MELOT

No. 2166.

108 Ariz. 527 (1972)

502 P.2d 1346

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Milford Glen MELOT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

November 22, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. Nelson, Atty. Gen., Albert M. Coury, Former Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender, James H. Kemper, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.


LOCKWOOD, Justice:

Milford Glen Melot was charged with murder in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-451; 452; 453. He was tried by jury, convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to serve a term of not less than nine nor more than ten years in the state penitentiary.

On July 22, 1969, defendant and his brother, Joe Melot, had been drinking a great deal at defendant's home and they began arguing. The hostility became so intense that the defendant's...

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