O'DONNELL, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
Following a domestic argument, Douglas Lynn Patterson died on the night of Sunday, June 25, 1972, as a result of internal bleeding caused by a stab wound in his chest. His wife, the appellant, Mary Theresa Patterson, was indicted for his murder.
Following a five-day jury trial in the Circuit Court for
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