State v. Ray

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

SohettiNO, J.

Defendant, Evaline B. Ray, was indicted in two counts; the first, for murder, the second, for man slaughter of her husband, Burt R. Ray. She was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to 10 to 15 years. Defendant appeals to us as of right. B. B. 1:2-l (c).

On August 4, 1962 defendant and her husband left their two children at the home of defendant’s mother, and attended the afternoon wedding of Charlotte and Hugh Mendez in East Orange. The husband was a member of the wedding party. Following the wedding and reception, they…