Legal Opinion

State v. Tune

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided December 20, 1954PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Oliphant, J.

Defendant-appellant was tried and convicted on March 4, 1954, before Judge Speakman and a jury in the Essex County Court, of murder in the first degree without recommendation for life imprisonment. The mandatory death sentence was imposed. '

The indictment was in the usual short form, charging, in substance, that on the 22nd day of August, 1952, the defendant did “wilfully, feloniously and of his malice aforethought, kill and murder William Prather,” etc. Cf. R. S. 2:188-11, R. R. 3:4-3; State v. Bunk, 4 N. J. 461, 467 (1950), certiorari…

2Cited by22 opinions

  1. People v. TaylorMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Hornauer v. Div. of Alcoholic Beverage ControlNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
  3. United States of America Ex Rel. Regent Goddard v. James T. Vaughn, Superintendent, Delaware Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
  4. Application of John Henry Tune, for a Writ of Habeas CorpusCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
  5. Reed v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984

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