State v. Christener

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Passman, J.

Defendant-appellant Benjamin A. Christener, Jr. was convicted of manslaughter for the shooting death of one John Prench during an altercation at defendant’s trailer home in Pranklin on October 1, 1972. Defendant was sentenced to the State Prison for a term of four to six years.

The Appellate Division affirmed in an unreported opinion and this Court granted certification, 67 N. J. 81 (1975). Although appellant seeks relief on multifarious grounds, we find material only the question of the propriety of an instruction on first degree murder…