HALL, Presiding Judge.
Robert Powell was indicted for the December 1972 murder of Griffin Evans, and charged with having beaten him to death with a hammer. He was tried by a jury; was convicted of voluntary manslaughter; and appeals the denial of his new trial motion.
The parties stipulated that Evans died as a result of a blow or blows to the face with a blunt instrument. At trial, two policemen
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