State v. Canedo

OPINION

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter while armed with a gun and was sentenced to the Arizona State Prison for a term of not less than 20 years nor more than life.

The facts show that appellant went to the apartment of an acquaintance, Mollie Gallardo, who was a small-time heroin dealer. He remained there approximately one-half hour during which time he argued with Mollie, killed her and departed rapidly from the scene in his automobile. Seven hours later, in the early morning hours of the next day, appellant was driving his automobile when he…