SUMMERS, Justice.
Defendant Wilbert Parker was charged with the second-degree murder of Jeffery Ellis. After trial by jury on December 4, 1974 the jury returned a nine-to-three verdict of guilty as charged. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. A previous trial on this same charge resulted in a mistrial because the jury was unable to reach a verdict.
On appeal from the verdict and sentence, the defense assigns four errors. Assignment 2 asserts that a denial...
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