State v. Gortarez

McFARLAND, Chief Justice:

Defendant, Alex L. Gortarez, and a co-defendant, Robert Cruz Caldera, were each charged with, tried, and acquitted of two counts of kidnapping in Maricopa County. In a third count, defendant Alex L. Gortarez was charged with and found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon, a felony in violation of § 13-249 (Supp.1967), 5 A.R.S.

On the night of October 1, 1966, in Phoenix, Arizona, two sisters, Rosie, 14 years of age, and Viola Enriquez, 12 years of age, had just walked to a grocery store and were proceeding to a gas station to make a telephone call when they were…