Legal Opinion
State v. MacOn
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 25, 1971PublishedCited by 689 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Weintraub, C. J.
On an indictment for murder, defendant was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term of seven to ten years. The Appellate Division affirmed. De fendant then appealed to us, raising two questions. One is whether the Appellate Division used an unconstitutional standard of review in dealing with a claim of error. The other question is whether the sentence was excessive.
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