State v. Butler
Supreme Court of New Jersey
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Ekancis, J.
The defendants, William Butler, Eugene Williams and Bland Williams, the latter two being brothers, were separately indicted for the murder of James Quackenbush. Two other persons were also indicted, James Winbush, who was later committed as insane and did not stand trial, and John Coleman, who testified for the State. Butler and the Williams brothers were tried together, convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to death. Their appeal is before us under R. B. l:2-l(c). The separate indictment against Coleman was not joined with…
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2Cases cited56 opinions
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- People v. MacPhersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1949
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