OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, July 1, 1964:
Walter L. Wright, the appellant-defendant, after trial by jury, was convicted of murder in the first degree. Punishment was fixed at life imprisonment. The lower court denied a new trial and imposed sentence in accordance with the verdict. This appeal followed.
The evidence overwhelmingly established the defendant's guilt, but trial errors require that a new trial be granted.
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