Legal Opinion
State v. McKnight
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 3, 1968PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Weintraub, C. J.
Defendant McKnight was convicted of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment upon a jury’s recommendation. N. J. S. A. 2A :113-4. He appealed directly to us under R. R. 1:2-l (c) prior to the amendment of October 5, 1967.
The killing occurred in the course of a holdup. The deceased, Ronald Sandlin, age 18, was an attendant at a service station in Lakewood. McKnight knew the deceased well, they having been employed together at other places. Early on the morning of August 7, 1966 McKnight and one Charles Holland,…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by109 opinions
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