HAMPTON v. STATE

No. A-13638.

407 P.2d 210 (1965)

James Dwain HAMPTON, Plaintiff in Error, v. The STATE of Oklahoma, Defendant in Error.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied November 10, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pat Sullivan and Lewis F. Oerke, Lawton, for plaintiff in error.

Hugh H. Collum, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant in error.


NIX, Judge.

Plaintiff in Error, James Dwain Hampton, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was found guilty of the charge of Murder in the District Court of Kiowa County, Oklahoma, and sentenced to Life Imprisonment. From that judgment and sentence he has perfected his appeal to this Court alleging two contentions of error.

This charge of murder arose from the shooting of a tavern owner during an armed robbery. The...

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