BILLINGS, Justice.
The defendant, on December 12, 1972, was indicted for first-degree murder in connection with the homicide of Chief of Police Dana Thompson of Manchester, Vermont, which occurred while the defendant was perpetrating a burglary. Trial commenced, and after witnesses for the prosecution had testified, the defendant, as a result of a plea bargain, entered a plea of guilty to first-degree murder. The trial court, pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 2302, then...
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