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STATE v. AUSTIN

No. 4352.

124 Ariz. 231 (1979)

603 P.2d 502

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Rex Eugene AUSTIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen D. Neely, Pima County Atty. by Jeffrey D. Ross, Deputy County Atty., Tucson, for appellee.

Walter B. Nash III, Tucson, for appellant.

HAYS, Justice.

After a jury trial, appellant Rex Austin was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment without benefit of parole for 25 years. Denied a new trial, he has appealed and we take jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-4031.

FACTS

On December 20, 1977, the body of Milton Letchworth was discovered buried beneath a pile of rocks in the desert north of Tucson. The body was clad in blue jeans and socks; a blanket...

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