Harris v. State

Plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the district court of Oklahoma county of the crime of murder, and his punishment fixed by the jury at death.

The evidence of the state was that defendant left his family on numerous occasions and stayed away from a few days to two years; that he was the father of five children, and made practically no provision for their support; that during his absence his wife, with their help, supported herself and the children; that, after an absence of about two years, defendant returned; that his wife applied for a divorce; that, while…