State v. Lee

HOLOHAN, Justice.

The appellant, Charles Lee, Jr., was charged with the crime of first-degree murder for the shooting of George Naum Ben-do. At approximately 1:15 a. m., on May 17, 1974, the appellant attempted to rob a gas station on the east side of Phoenix. Armed with a pistol, he approached the station on foot and waited until the station’s lone customer had pulled away from the pumps before confronting the attendant. The latter, a sixty-five-year-old man, attempted to grapple with the appellant, but the ensuing struggle was terminated when the appellant shot his victim in the back. The…