State v. Hankins, Alias Lewis

Stone, Justice.

Convicted of murder in the first degree, defendant appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

The Third Northwestern National Bank is located between Central and East Hennepin avenues where they cross Fifth street southeast, in Minneapolis. About 2:30 p. m. December 16, 1932, the bank was held up by armed robbers. Two policemen, Ira L. Evans and Leo Gorski, there met death in the line of duty. They arrived at the bank in answer to a radio alarm and were killed by gunfire of the bandits. The conviction of defendant was upon the theory, with supporting evidence,…