Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 20, 1959PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Weintkaub, C. J.
Defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to serve 15 to 20 years. He appeals directly to this court pursuant to Article YI, § Y, paragraph 1(c) of the Constitution and B. B. 1:2-l(e).
The principal question is whether the trial court properly charged the ingredients of the crime in the light of defendant’s version of the crucial events. The State’s evidence conflicted with defendant’s account, but for the purpose of the issue presented to us, we must accept the facts most favorable to him.
On March 15, 1957…
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