State v. James

CAMERON, Vice Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict and judgment of guilt to the crime of voluntary manslaughter, §§ 13 — 455, 13-456 and 13-457 A.R.S.

We are asked to answer two questions on appeal:

1. Was there sufficient evidence to support an instruction to the jury on the crime of voluntary manslaughter ?

2. Was it error for the trial court to direct the courtroom clerk to receive the verdict in the absence of the judge ?

The facts necessary for a determination of this matter on appt .1 are as follows. In the early evening of 6 August 1972, the defendant entered a bar known as…