Legal Opinion
State v. SINCLAIR
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 11, 1967No. A-157, A-158, A-159PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Proctor, J.
Wilbert Sinclair and Jesse Edward Wilson after a joint trial were found guilty by a jury of first degree murder without a recommendation of life imprisonment on two indictments, one for the murder of Esther Eriedman and the second for the murder of Shep Binyard. Each defendant was sentenced to death on both convictions and appeals to this Court under R. R. 1:2-1(c). Defendant Wilson also applied for post-conviction relief. The denial of this application is also before us on these appeals.
Prior to trial Sinclair moved for a severance. This…
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