State v. Williams

67 N.J. Super. 599 (1961)

171 A.2d 137

THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY,

v.

BLAND WILLIAMS, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Decided May 10, 1961.

Mr. Edward J. Dolan, Prosecutor of Middlesex County, attorney for the State.

Mr. Alex Eber, attorney for defendant.

GIULIANO, J.S.C.

This is an application by the defendant, Bland Williams, for a change of venue or, in the alternative, for a foreign jury.

The matter came on for hearing before this court on May 5, 1961. The defendant urges that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in the County of Middlesex because of the widespread newspaper…