Legal Opinion
State v. White
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 26, 1958PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Weiftbaub, C. J.
Robert Tourse and Le Roy White were convicted of murder in the first degree. Tourse was sentenced to life imprisonment upon the jury’s recommendation and does not appeal. There was no recommendation for White, and he appeals from the judgment imposing the death penalty.
The homicide occurred in the course of a robbery on July 24, 1957. White freely admitted his role in the killing. He and Tourse planned the holdup. Tourse remained in *162his automobile while White, armed with a revolver, entered the neighborhood grocery store of Joseph…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- People v. RiserCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- McGruder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- People v. . RandazzioNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- State v. ConnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
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3Cited by91 opinions
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- California v. RamosSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- People v. MorseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. BiegenwaldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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