Opinion ID: 3180361
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Mr. Hill’s Testimony

Text: At trial, Mr. Hill testified he had a good relationship with his father. He grew up spending approximately every other weekend and many summers with Jimmy, as his parents were divorced. As an adult, Mr. Hill, who lived in California, spoke with Jimmy by phone about every month or every other month. Beginning October 10, Mr. Hill contacted Jimmy or another family member every day regarding Jimmy’s health. Sometime in November, Mr. Hill flew to Oklahoma and began visiting his father in the hospital every day. He testified it was “difficult” and “tough to see” his father, who looked like he had “aged a lot from the last time [he] had seen him.” Id. at 1031. He had lost a “lot of weight,” and “his leg wasn’t as big around - 29 - as [Mr. Hill’s] wrist.” Id. Mr. Hill “wasn’t completely prepared” to see Jimmy in such a state. Id. Mr. Hill described the experience of packing up his father’s belongings as “without a doubt the most difficult thing I have had to do.” Id. at 1041. Jimmy was “[a]bsolutely” a role model to him, adding, “the kind of man that I am today, the kind of father I am today, I owe it all to him.” Id. at 1040-41. Mr. Hill sought counseling after his father’s death.