State v. Gonzales

TAYLOR, Justice.

Defendant (appellant) Ramon Gonzales, Jr., and some friends were visiting and drinking at the Silver Spur bar in Blackfoot, Idaho, late on the evening of November 19, 1966. Likewise, at the same time decedent Adonis “Speedy” Gonzales (not related to defendant) and his companions constituted another group in the same bar. All participants — except the state’s principal witness John Garcia, a teetotaler — imbibed substantial quantities of alcoholic beverages. An altercation arose between Garcia and the decedent. This was resolved, however, without physical combat. Thereafter,…