Legal Opinion

State v. Cumbo

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided March 4, 1969No. 1 CA-CR 179PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DONOFRIO, Chief Judge.

On March 6, 1962, the defendant, James Edward Cumbo, stopped along a highway northwest of Phoenix and struck up a conversation with a sheepherder, Sebastian Jaureguiverry. The sheepherder was unable to speak English with any competency and so advised the defendant in broken English and gestures. Cumbo offered Mr. Jaureguiverry a drink of wine, which he declined. The defendant then became angry, either because he did not believe the sheepherder could not speak English, or because the sheepherder refused to have a drink with him. Thereupon the offense in question occurred…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. KellyArizona Supreme Court · 1974
  2. State v. MooreArizona Supreme Court · 1972
  3. State v. DixonArizona Supreme Court · 1971
  4. State v. VeriveCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1981
  5. State v. JacobsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978

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