State v. Fuchs

Defendant Euchs was convicted of two charges of false swearing. The Appellate Division affirmed in an unreported opinion and we granted certification. 58 N. J. 598 (1971).

The charges arose out of the murder of one Judy Kavanaugh. Her automobile was found burning in the early morning of February 24, 1966, and her body was found about two weeks later. Harold Matzner, whose company employed both the deceased’s husband and the defendant Euchs, was indicted for her murder.

On November 16, 1966, some nine months after the homicide and before Matzner was indicted, Euchs was summoned before the grand…