Davis v. State

HAWKINS, Judge. —

Conviction is for murder of Harry Grady, punishment being 45 years in the penitentiary.

This is a companion case to those of Hugh Davis v. State, No. 10307, and Owen Davis, alias C. E. Strickland v. State, No. 10263, (opinions in each of which were delivered on the 12th day of January, 1927).

Appellant offered in evidence a purported certified copy of a judgment and sentence from the District Court of Ford County, Kansas, showing conviction of deceased for the offense of rob bery. It bore only the certificate of the party purporting to be the clerk of that court. Upon objection…