JOHNSON, Justice.
The appellant was charged with the crime of murder in the first degree, and, when arraigned, entered his plea of guilty. A jury was impaneled and after the conclusion of the evidence the court told the jury that:
"The law provides that in cases of this kind where the accused confesses his guilt, the Court shall impanel a jury and examine testimony, and the punishment for the crime shall be found by such jury."
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