Duker v. State

The opinion was delivered

Upon an indictment for murder, the appellant pleaded guilty, and after hearing the evidence, which was not disputed, the trial court found him guilty of murder in the first degree; and the propriety of that finding is not disputed. Sentence of death was imposed under the provision of the Code, art. 27, see. 403, that every person convicted of murder in the first degree shall suffer death or undergo confinement in the penitentiary of the state for the period of his natural life, in the discretion of the court before whom such person may he tried. And the legality of…