Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. State
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 26, 1934No. Criminal No. 794PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcALISTER, J.
Manuel Hernandez and his brother Fred Hernandez were jointly charged by information with the crime of murdering one Charles P. Washburn. Both were convicted of murder in the first degree and given the death penalty. They were tried separately and have brought their convictions here in separate appeals.
No controversy exists as to the killing or the manner in which it was done. A written statement by the defendant admitting it and describing it in detail was received in evidence and it appears from it 'that on Saturday, January 21, 1933, Manuel and Fred left their mother’s home some four or…
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