Hawkins v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Appeal from District Court, Creek County; Wade S. Stanfield, Judge. Frank Hawkins was convicted of murder, and appeals. The plaintiff in error, Frank Hawkins, and one Lewis Price were jointly informed against for the murder of Will Crockett, in Creek county, on or about the 6th day of April, 1912. A severance was granted, and the state elected to try the defendant Hawkins first. Fie was convicted, and his punishment assessed at death.
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Appeal from District Court, Creek County; Wade S. Stanfield, Judge. Frank Hawkins was convicted of murder, and appeals. The plaintiff in error, Frank Hawkins, and one Lewis Price were jointly informed against for the murder of Will Crockett, in Creek county, on or about the 6th day of April, 1912. A severance was granted, and the state elected to try the defendant Hawkins first. Fie was convicted, and his punishment assessed at death. On the 29th day of October, 1912, in accordance with the verdict, the court rendered judgment, and he was sentenced to be hanged. To reverse the judgment, an…
1Opinion of the CourtDoyle, J.
(after stating the facts as above). The. plaintiff in error was convicted of murder, and sentence of death by hanging was duly pronounced.
There are two questions presented on the appeal in this case. The first contention is that the court erred in admitting in evidence dying declarations. That the declarations of Will Crocket, the deceased, were properly admitted there can be no doubt. That he was dying at the time is admitted, and that he was conscious of impending death is undisputed. There is no testimony tending to show that he had any hope of recovery. The admissibility of dying…
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