State v. Mares

The defendant Eliseo J. Mares, Jr., was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree, and stands sentenced to death by shooting. He appeals from the judgment and sentence as pronounced by the trial court.

The evidence which deals with the events leading up to the meeting of the deceased and the defendant is not in dispute. We accept the version as given by the defendant which was substantially as follows: On or about April 29, 1946, the defendant, who had been previously inducted into the army, left his station at Gieger Field, Spokane, Washington, without permission, and after…