State v. Williams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Francis, J.

Defendant was indicted for murder by the Essex County grand jury. The indictment was framed in the short form which has been traditional in New Jersey for many years and which is authorized by the Rules of Criminal Practice. R. R. 3:A-3(b). See Graves v. State, 45 N. J. L. 303 (Sup. Ct. 1883), affirmed 45 N. J. L. 347 (F. & A. 1883). It simply charged that the accused “did willfully, feloniously and of his malice aforethought, kill and murder Salvador Touza, * * *.” Williams was tried thereunder for first degree murder. At the conclusion of…