STATE v. JONES

No. 2334.

109 Ariz. 80 (1973)

505 P.2d 251

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Howard Bruce JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

January 9, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. Nelson, Atty. Gen. by Mary Z. Chandler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Ross P. Lee, Public Defender by James H. Kemper, Asst. Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.


HOLOHAN, Justice:

Howard Bruce Jones appeals from a conviction of first degree murder and a sentence of life in prison.

After an argument with one R.B. Cheatham over a dice game, the defendant left the scene. He sought to borrow a gun from his father but was unsuccessful. The defendant obtained a gun from his sister, and later he told a friend that "I'm going to kill me a Cheatham." Later that night after 10 p.m. the defendant went to May Stone's Tavern in...

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