State v. Hehman

STRUCKMEYER, Justice.

Robert Joseph Hehman pled guilty to the charge of murder and from the sentence thereon appeals.

Those facts necessary to resolve this appeal establish that on October 16, 1972, appellant, seemingly pursuant to a suicide pact, shot and killed one Steven Mason. Thereafter, appellant was charged with murder. The trial court granted a motion directing that appellant be examined as to his mental condition pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. § 13-1621. The two doctors who were appointed to examine him concluded, and so reported, that he was unable to understand the proceedings…