January 4, 1982.
LEWIS, Chief Justice:
The sole question presented in this appeal involves the applicability of the current death penalty statute to a crime committed prior to its effective date.
A brief history of our present death penalty statute for murder, as influenced by court decisions, is necessary in order to focus upon the issue now before the Court.
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