Legal Opinion
State v. Hatton
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided July 6, 1977No. 3405PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.
John Richard Hatton was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment on each count. He appeals. Judgments affirmed.
On the evening of November 6, 1974, appellant and his wife played cards and drank at their neighbors’ Canlen House apartment until about midnight. He then went to the Yucca Tavern, a local bar, taking along a .38 caliber handgun. After the bar closed, appellant met two boys at a Shop N Go store near his home and stopped to talk with them. Later he was seen with them behind a nearby laundromat at about 1:30 a. m.…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Oregon v. MathiasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. Di ReSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Beckwith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by82 opinions
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- State v. MinceyArizona Supreme Court · 1981
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