Moore v. State

STANFORD, Chief Justice.'

From a judgment of the court adjudging the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and fixing the death penalty based upon the verdict of the jury, and from an Order overruling the motion for new trial, this appeal was taken.

The facts disclosed at the trial were that deceased, Willie Moore, and defendant were husband and wife. They were members of the negro race, and had been married and resided together for about 25 years. Both were in their forties. They owned and lived in a house at 1615 East Jefferson Street, Phoenix. This house fronted north on Jefferson…