State v. Brock

BERNSTEIN, Vice Chief Justice.

Appellant, hereinafter called defendant, appeals from a conviction of first degree murder and sentence of life imprisonment entered by the Superior Court of Maricopa County.

The uncontroverted facts are that defendant and the decedent, a girl less than 20 years of age, had been going together •approximately 2 years prior to the homicide in question. During that time, they became intimate and marriage plans were discussed. On the night 'of January 29, 1964, defendant arid decedent left a tavern near Phoenix to find a restaurant, but decided instead to drive into…