Burgunder v. State of Arizona

Robert G. Burgunder was tried, convicted and sentenced to death upon a charge of murdering E. B. (Jack) Peterson on April 29, 1939, and he has appealed contending that his trial was not fair and impartial nor in accordance with law.

The trial lasted from June 26 to July 18, 1939. The transcript of the testimony covers 3,213 typewritten pages. As to who committed the homicide or how or why it was committed, there is no conflict. There may be variance in the details of the story but if so they come from the defendant’s and not the state’s evidence. There were many disputes and controversies in…