In March, 1947, the appellant and his codefendant, Jauvhan Jackson, were tried jointly and convicted of murder in the first degree. Jackson was sentenced to death and subsequently electrocuted. The appellant, because of the jury's recommendation of mercy as to him, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
In support of his coram nobis application, now under review, the appellant has contended that his constitutional right of
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