Ex Parte Hinton

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This is a capital case. The following issues are presented:

I. Whether the accused was deprived of a fair trial when two capital cases against him were consolidated for trial.

II. Whether it was error to allow evidence of ballistics tests when the bullets from the victims were introduced into evidence but the test bullets were not.

III. Whether it was error to allow a ballistics expert to testify about the test bullets when they had not been admitted into evidence.

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