State v. Williams

STRUCKMEYER, Chief Justice.

Defendant, Doyle Wayne Williams, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and his punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. From the conviction and sentence thereon, he appeals.

Defendant, age 20, was operating a pickup truck belonging to the deceased victim, Onnie Hightower, when he was stopped on the evening of October 26, 1969 at about 8:20 p.m. by the Phoenix police for speeding. The police officers saw alcoholic beverages in the cab of the truck and detected the smell of alcohol on defendant’s breath. They arrested him and his companion, Herbert Chambers,…