Leonard v. Eyman

KRUCKER, Chief Judge.

Appellant, Royal Leonard, pleaded guilty in the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona, on November 7, 1962, to the charge of aggravated battery and imposition of sentence was suspended for a period of one year. Defendant violated the terms of his probation and on May 22, 1963, the court revoked appellant’s probation in Case No. 40855, and sentenced him to imprisonment in the Arizona State Prison for a term of not less than four years nor more than five years.

In the meantime, on March 2, 1963, appellant shot and killed his mother-in-law, wounded his sister-in-law and…