1954 House Bill 1453. An Act To Require That In Every Prosecution For Murder In Which A Sentence Of Death Is Imposed That The Supreme Judicial Court Shall Pass Upon The Questions Of Law Raised By The Defendant And The Justness Of The Verdict, Without The Necessity Of The Defendant's Claiming An Appeal Or Filing An Assignment Of Errors, And For Appointment Of Counsel In Such Cases By The Supreme Judicial Court.