UDALL, Justice:
Defendant James John Makal plead guilty to one count of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals from the conviction and sentence.
On the evening of May 24, 1964, defendant Makal killed his wife and his two children, ages eight and nine, by strangling them. He then killed the family dog and unsuccessfully attempted to commit suicide by cutting his wrists and throat and swallowing ant poison and furniture polish...
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