State v. Byrd

T. J. MAHONEY, Superior Court Judge.

The defendant was convicted of the crime of Burglary of the First Degree.

The first preliminary hearing was held in the Justice Precinct in Douglas, where it is alleged the offense was committed. At the conclusion of the hearing the Justice of the Peace dismissed the charge. The charge was then filed and heard on September 25, 1961, in the Lowell Justice Court, where it was again dismissed for insufficient . evidence to substantiate the charge. The deputy county attorney of Cochise County then made a complaint before the Justice of the Peace at Sierra Vista…