GUNTER, Justice.
This criminal case, in which the death penalty has been imposed three times by three different juries, has had an unusual and a rather lengthy history.
The appellant, a white male, was indicted and tried in 1964 for having committed the crime of rape against a black female. The jury found him guilty and imposed the death penalty.
On appeal to this court the judgment was reversed and a new trial granted for violation in the trial court...
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