DUDLEY, Justice.
On April 26, 1978, the appellant and three codefendants, members of a religious cult, were charged with the first degree murder of a three-year-old girl. They testified that they killed the child because they believed her to be an anathema to the cult.
On September 12, 1978, appellant's trial-in-chief began. After two of the State's witnesses had testified, the prosecutor and appellant's attorney reached a plea bargain. Under it, the State...
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