Apodaca v. State

The appellants are soldiers. Pfior to December, 1918, they were stationed at Whipple Barracks, an army post adjoining Prescott. At about said date the duties assigned to them were what is known as “kitchen police.” About 3 o’clock in the afternoon of the last Sunday in December, 1918 (December 29th), these appellants went from the post to the city of Prescott and returned to the post at 10:30 the same evening. On that night, December 29, 1918, Manuel Gonzales was killed by having been beaten to death with blunt instruments. The homicide was committed at the house of a colored woman, Nellie…