SHENK, J.
This is an appeal by the defendant John Calvin Tipton from a judgment of conviction and from an order denying his motion for a new trial. He was charged by information with the murder of Oletta Camille Johnson. The jury found him guilty of murder of the first degree and the death penalty was imposed.
There is no dispute as to the facts surrounding the commission of the crime. Prior to trial the defendant made three recorded confessions, each consistent...
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