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STATE v. HICKSON

No. 1833.

104 Ariz. 218 (1969)

450 P.2d 408

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Altha Mae HICKSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona. In Banc.

February 17, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. Nelson, Atty. Gen., Darrell F. Smith, Former Atty. Gen., by Carl Waag, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

H. Earl Rogge, Jr., R. LaMar Couser, Tucson, for appellant.

HAYS, Justice.

The appellant, Altha Mae Hickson, was found guilty of second degree murder in the killing of Jacqueline Dixon Perkins which occurred on February 18, 1967 at Club LaJolla in Tucson, Arizona. The appellant, sometimes referred to as Ethel in the testimony, had had a relationship with a man named Sam Watkins which was marked by fights and violence. On the night of the killing the appellant walked up to Sam Watkins, who was dancing with the decedent, and...

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