Legal Opinion
Parsons v. Smithey
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 1973No. 10685-PRPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOCKWOOD, Justice.
We granted the petition for review in this case in view of the importance of deciding a question of first impression in this state. Opinion of the Court of Appeals, 15 Ariz.App. 412, 489 P.2d 75 (1971) vacated.
On March 26, 1967, early in the morning, Michael Smithey entered the home of Mrs. Ruth Parsons through an arcadia door and began beating her over the head with a hammer. Her cries for help awakened her two daughters, who came into her bedroom to protect her. Michael was asked by Mrs. Parsons why he was beating her and his response was that she should “take off [her]…
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