FOGG, Judge.
Defendant, Paul Bates, was charged by grand jury indictment with second degree murder of his wife, Carolyn Bates, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. He pled not guilty and waived his right to a jury trial. The trial court found him guilty as charged and sentenced him to imprisonment at hard labor for life without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. The defendant has appealed, urging four assignments of error.
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