Legal Opinion
Hays v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided August 28, 1980No. F-77-555PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Presiding Judge:
Thomas Lee Hays, also known as Sonny Hays, was convicted of the offense of Mur der in the First Degree in Muskogee County District Court, Case No. CRF-77-91. In the second stage of the trial, pursuant to Laws 1976, 1st Ex.Sess., Ch. 1, § 7, now 21 O.S.Supp.1979, § 701.10, et seq., the jury assessed the death penalty.
Laws 1976, 1st Ex.Sess., Ch. 1, § 7, now 21 O.S.Supp.1979, § 701.13, requires a review of the propriety of each death sentence imposed in Oklahoma. Although this review is in addition to any direct appeal by the appellant sentenced to death, this…
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