HAYS v. STATE

No. F-77-555.

617 P.2d 223 (1980)

Thomas Lee HAYS, a/k/a Sonny Hays, Appellant, v. The STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied October 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Settle, Settle & Landrum, Muskogee, for appellant.

Larry Derryberry, Atty. Gen., Ross N. Lillard, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jan Eric Cartwright, Atty. Gen., David W. Lee, Asst. Atty. Gen., Susan M. Otto, Legal Intern, for appellee.


OPINION

CORNISH, Presiding Judge:

Thomas Lee Hays, also known as Sonny Hays, was convicted of the offense of Murder in the First Degree in Muskogee County District Court, Case No. CRF-77-91. In the second stage of the trial, pursuant to Laws 1976, 1st Ex.Sess., Ch. 1, § 7, now 21 O.S.Supp. 1979, § 701.10, et seq., the jury assessed the death penalty.

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