State v. Hawkins

This is an appeal from a final judgment of conviction after a jury verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree in the district court, Yellowstone County, in connection with the slaying of defendant’s wife, Sandra Hawkins.

This appeal presents but one issue for this Court’s review: The refusal by the trial judge to give additional instructions to the jury during its deliberation.

The facts are not in dispute and appellant agrees the court properly instructed the jury, prior to deliberation.

The jury retired for deliberation at 4:53 p.m.; at 12:40 a.m., the court ordered the jury into the…