OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JONES, June 28, 1972:
In 1966, following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of first-degree murder for the killing of Edith Connor, a twelve-year old child. Post-trial motions were argued and dismissed by a court en banc; however, on June 21, 1967, a second motion for new trial was granted. The circumstances and reasons for the new trial will be related infra.
Appellant's second jury trial commenced February 17, 1969...
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