Mack C. Lewis, the appellant, was indicted for the murder of Kenneth L. Mason, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death.
Lewis was a private in the United States Army, stationed at Fort Bliss, near El Paso, Texas. He left Fort Bliss March 31, 1953 on furlough to go to his sister's home in Buffalo, New York. On April 2, he had reached New Orleans, Louisiana, after receiving several rides. He was hitchhiking...
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