The defendant appeals from his conviction of murder in the second degree on the grounds (1) that the evidence was circumstantial and insufficient to support the conviction; and (2) that evidence introduced at trial was illegally obtained.
The pertinent threshold facts are undisputed:
Ernest R. Patrick, the defendant, lived with Joseph Woods and Beverly Goodwyn. Beverly was Woods' mistress...
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