BOWEN, Judge.
On the afternoon of September 15, 1979, Leroy Leverette was brutally beaten to death with a shovel. The sixteen year old defendant was indicted for his first degree murder. A jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree and fixed his punishment at 99 years' imprisonment. Three issues are raised on appeal.
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The trial judge gave very thorough and lengthy oral instructions to the jury. Defense counsel announced that...
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