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STATE v. LOFTIS

No. 1180.

89 Ariz. 403 (1961)

363 P.2d 585

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. William T. LOFTIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona. En Banc.

July 7, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul H. Primock, Phoenix, for appellant.

Wade Church, Former Atty. Gen., Robert W. Pickrell, Atty. Gen., Stirley Newell and John A. Murphy, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

BERNSTEIN, Vice Chief Justice.

The defendant, William T. Loftis, was charged with the crime of second degree murder for the unlawful killing of one Jean Mangum on May 13, 1959. He now appeals from a judgment, entered on a jury verdict, convicting him of the crime of manslaughter.

The facts are: The defendant, owner and operator of the PM Bar located next to the Mayes Hotel in Phoenix, rented a room in the Mayes Hotel on May 12, 1959. Early the following morning...

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