CARLTON MAYHALL, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals.
I. Conduct of the Trial Court
Defendant's first claims of error are that after the jury had begun its deliberations and was about to be sequestered for the night at 9:45 p. m., the court reconvened in the absence of the defendant and his counsel; that the jury was told that the court was looking for...
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