State v. Mohr

HAYS, Justice.

Appellant, William Barthel Mohr, Jr., was convicted of felony murder by a jury in the Superior Court of Maricopa County and was sentenced to life imprisonment. From his conviction and sentence he has appealed.

The evidence indicates that Peter and Audine Trueba were the owners of a combination restaurant and bar, called Casey’s Lunch, in Phoenix, Arizona. On April 22, 1968, at approximately 8:00 p. m., appellant, who had known the Truebas for a few weeks, came into the bar from the rear entrance and struck up a conversation with Peter Trueba concerning a tool box which had been…