STATE v. HATFIELD

No. 12468.

516 P.2d 368 (1973)

STATE of MONTANA, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Robey HATFIELD, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 7, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandall, Moses & Cavan, Billings, K.D. Tolliver, argued, Billings, for defendant and appellant.

Robert L. Woodahl, Atty. Gen., Helena, J.C. Weingartner, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, Helena, Harold F. Hanser, County Atty., Billings, Diane G. Barz, argued, Deputy County Atty., Billings, for plaintiff and respondent.


EDWARD T. DUSSAULT, District Judge.*

Defendant Robey N. Hatfield was convicted of murder in the first degree by a jury in the district court of the thirteenth judicial district, county of Yellowstone. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. From this conviction, he appeals.

Hatfield, a 68 year old college graduate, in the last few years had assisted his 53 year old wife, Eva, in the operation of a cafe in Billings.

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