State v. Silvas

JENNINGS, Justice.

Defendant, Manuel Estrella Silvas, was tried and convicted of first degree murder. Erom the conviction and a sentence of death he appeals. The material facts, pursuant to our usual rule, will be stated in the light most favorable to sustaining the conviction. State v. McGee, 91 Ariz. 101, 370 P.2d 261 (1962) ; State v. Evans, 88 Ariz. 364, 356 P.2d 1106 (1960)

The defendant, a married man, lived with his family in Coolidge, Arizona, where he operated a small tavern. Beatriz Mankel, a married woman, resided in Casa Grande, Arizona, with her husband, children and mother. For…