OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, July 18, 1961:
The defendant, John F. Butler, was indicted for murder. A jury trial under the "Split-Verdict Act" of December 1, 1959, P.L. 1621, § 1, 18 PS (supp.) § 4701, resulted in a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree with the punishment fixed at death. A new trial was denied. From the judgment of conviction and sentence, this appeal is prosecuted.
The facts, as disclosed by the testimony, may be briefly...
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