GAFNI, J., February 27, 1981.
Defendant, Withers Ponton (Ponton), was arrested in 1967 and charged with homicide and related crimes connected with the killing of a young, retarded woman. The court appointed two counsel to represent him, the late Maximillian J. Klinger, Esq., and Stanley Bluestine, Esq.
After Ponton waived his right to a jury trial, the assistant district attorney certified that the homicide did not rise higher than second degree murder...
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