Legal Opinion
State v. Herkshan
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1970No. 2016PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Justice.
Defendant James Nelson Herkshan was tried and convicted of aggravated battery committed while armed with a gun, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-245. He was sentenced to a term of five to six years at the Arizona State Prison. By this appeal defendant challenges the trial court’s instructions defining the word “armed” as used in A.R.S. § 13-245, subsec. C.
-Herkshan was arrested for beating up on one Jasper Kinsley in Tucson. Apparently defendant was one of several perpetrators of the alleged battery. At the time of defendant’s arrest several blocks and minutes removed from the crime,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Curl v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
- People v. KlimekCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
- People Ex Rel. Griffin v. HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- People ex rel. Griffin v. Hunt, New York County Courts1934
3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. BlyArizona Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. ChurchArizona Supreme Court · 1973
- State v. RandleCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1987
- State v. ButrickArizona Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. FarmerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
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