Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Ronan v. Stevens
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 24, 1963No. 7828PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNINGS, Justice.
On December 15, 1961 the respondent Paul Raymond LaCross surrendered himself to the Scottsdale police and admitted that he had held up a 7-11 Market in Scottsdale on December 8, 1961. He then made full restitution of the money taken.
At the time of the holdup LaCross was 20 years of age and had a clean record. He was without funds, behind in his rent, and in a state of disheveled personal appearance so that he could not find employment. LaCross claimed that the holdup was a spur-of-the-moment act and that he had not had a gun or other weapon, but only an empty pop bottle in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. CorveloArizona Supreme Court · 1962
- State Ex Inf. McKittrick v. WallachSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944
- State v. MaberryArizona Supreme Court · 1963
- State v. StevensArizona Supreme Court · 1955
- People v. ZobelSupreme Court of Colorado · 1913
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. MurphyArizona Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. HunterCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- State v. CookusArizona Supreme Court · 1977
- People v. StewartMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- State v. LopezCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1976
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