Hawkins v. State

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

The defendant, Roy Hawkins, was tried in the Monroe County Criminal Court on an indictment charging first degree murder. He was found guilty of second degree murder and received a penitentiary sentence of twelve (12) years. The defendant’s cousin, Hobert Lee Hawkins, was a co-defendant in the case, but was acquitted by the jury. The defendant has duly perfected his appeal to this Court.

The defendant’s assignments of error all challenge the sufficiency of the evidence.

In considering and passing on assignments of error challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to warrant…