State v. Rackley

McFarland, Justice.

Jesse A. Rackley, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was tried and convicted of first degree murder of one Harold Terry and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Arizona State Penitentiary. From his conviction and sentence he appeals.

On the evening of May 8, 1966, Harold Terry registered at the Tropic Motel, Blythe, California. He had come from Valley Farms, Arizona, ostensibly for the purpose of working in the Blythe area. On the morning of May 9, 1966, he related to defendant that he was employed to operate a large produce truck .which broke down on the highway near…