V.J. BRENNAN, J.
On November 26, 1968, defendant, Robert Middleton, while in the presence of appointed counsel, tendered a plea of guilty to an open charge of murder and requested the trial court to determine the degree, whether first or second, pursuant to MCLA § 750.318 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.550). The trial court heard the testimony of three prosecution witnesses and the defendant, found the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree,
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