Legal Opinion
State v. Belton
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 17, 1972PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Jacobs, J.
The defendants Belton and Heil were convicted of murder in the first degree. The jury recommended life imprisonment for Heil and he was sentenced accordingly; the jury made no recommendation as to Belton and he was sentenced to death. N. J. S. A. 2A:113-4. Both defendants appealed to this Court under B. B. 1:2-1 (c)—now B. 2:2-1 (a) (3).
The defendants entered the Riviera Motor Hotel in Eort Lee for the purpose of committing armed robbery. Belton pulled a gun and ordered the hotel manager to turn over the money in the cash register. He did so.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McGautha v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Singer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Funicello v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. KoedatichSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- State v. BiegenwaldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
- State v. SanchezNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
- State v. MichelicheNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1987
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