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IN THE MATTER OF ESTATES OF SPEAR

No. 1 CA-CV 90-0612.

173 Ariz. 565 (1992)

845 P.2d 491

In the Matter of the Estates of Ruth Ann SPEAR, Brian David Spear and Eric Andrew Spear, deceased. William H. ROBERTS, Personal Representative, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Walter William SPEAR, the husband and father of the deceased, Claimant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

As Corrected July 28, 1992.

Review Denied February 17, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter William Spear, pro se.

Amelia D. Lewis, Sun City, for petitioner-appellee.

OPINION

CLABORNE, Judge.

In 1988, Walter William Spear ("appellant") murdered his wife and two sons. He pled no contest to first-degree murder of his wife and children. In late 1988, the brother of the deceased wife was appointed personal representative of the estates and there was a finding that all three had died intestate. In due course, the personal representative filed an "inventory and appraisement" which reflected a number of assets held in joint...

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