Legal Opinion

State v. Swafford

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided April 5, 1974No. 2 CA-CR 347PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

Appellants were charged with the unlawful killing of their two and one-half months’ old son, James, in violation of A. R.S. §§ 13-456 and 457(A), as amended. The jury returned a verdict as to both of guilty of involuntary manslaughter and this appeal followed.

In the month of April, 1972, the defendants lived in a trailer with their three children James, Brian, age three and Christina, age one and one-half. The trailer next to defendants was occupied by a young couple, Sharon and Preston Bullock who had become acquainted with the defendants.

On April 4 or 5, 1972, Preston…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. State v. SchroederArizona Supreme Court · 1964
  3. People v. NyeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  4. State v. BradyArizona Supreme Court · 1969
  5. State v. HuntCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1965

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Standard Chartered PLC v. Price WaterhouseCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1997
  2. State v. PattonArizona Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Estate of Reinen v. Northern Arizona Orthopedics, Ltd.Arizona Supreme Court · 2000
  4. State v. HummertArizona Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. PoehneltCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1985

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