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Show High Court Orders Murder Case Retried Judgment of the Seventh Judicial court In the case of lgnacio Martinet has been reversed and a new trial ordered or-dered for the defendant by the su-i su-i preane court of Ftah, according to information in-formation received from the forest service today Martinez was convicted of murder in the second degree in connection con-nection with the murder of Rudolph H. Mellenthln. forest ranger, and WUta sentenced Jo serve 1j years In the state penitentiary. The murder was committed In the La Sal forest Augusl J3, 1915 Rjmon Archuletta. son in law of Martinez, and tie man whom Ranger Mellenthln was sfcklng to arrest a-s a draft evader Is serving a life sentence after having pleaded guilty to a; charge of killing Mellenthln.' A change of venue in tne case or i Martinez has been secured. |