Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 23, 1960PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hall, J.
The defendants appeal as of right from a conviction for first-degree murder in the Essex County Court upon which they were sentenced to life imprisonment by reason of the recommendation of the jury. The theory of the prosecution was felony-murder based upon a killing ensuing from the commission of robbery. N. J. S. 2A :113-1 and 2. The death resulted from injuries sustained in a “mugging,”'—a term commonly used to describe the vicious act of physical attack upon an isolated pedestrian on a public street at night and the taking of money and…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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- Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by120 opinions
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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