Humphrey v. Northern States Power Co.

How later courts describe this case

• stating that conviction does not mean that sentence was imposed
• "We reject appellant's assertion that a trial judge is obligated to give a cautionary instruction on its own initiative."
• evidence of prior criminal acts committed during defendant’s “crime spree,” including murder, admissible to establish motive and intent and to refute his claim of accidental killing
• ‘When will it stop? When is it going to stop? Who is going to make it stop? That’s your duty?” permissible argument in favor of death penalty
• no error where prosecutor commented on defendant’s lack of remorse during penalty phase of capital trial
• the delay in arraignment proceedings can be attributed to the travel time between the place of arrest and arraignment
• defendant fatally shot one victim during robbery, and also shot the victim's mother
• “By including offenses committed contemporaneously with the offense in issue, the legislature clearly indicated its intention that the term ‘convicted’ not require final imposition of sentence, but cover determinations of guilt as well.”