Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided January 10, 1995No. F-86-441PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANE, Judge:
Don Wilson Hawkins, appellant, was tried by jury for the crimes of Murder in the First Degree (21 O.S.Supp.1982, § 701.7(B)), and Kidnapping for the Purpose of Extortion, two counts (21 O.S.1981, § 745(A)) in Oklahoma County District Court, Case No. CRF-85-6156. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on each count. For the kidnapping counts the jury imposed a sentence of life imprisonment; for the murder the jury set punishment at death. The trial court sentenced accordingly.
Twenty propositions of error are raised on appeal. These will be addressed according to the…
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