STATE v. HATTON

No. 3405.

116 Ariz. 142 (1977)

568 P.2d 1040

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. John Richard HATTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

July 6, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Babbitt, Atty. Gen., by William J. Schafer III, Chief Counsel, Galen H. Wilkes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender, by Michael G. Sullivan, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.


STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

John Richard Hatton was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment on each count. He appeals. Judgments affirmed.

On the evening of November 6, 1974, appellant and his wife played cards and drank at their neighbors' Canlen House apartment until about midnight. He then went to the Yucca Tavern, a local bar, taking along a .38 caliber handgun. After the bar closed, appellant met two boys...

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