Legal Opinion
State v. Corbitt
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided October 6, 1977PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Conford, P. J. A. D.,
Temporarily Assigned. At issue
in this case is the constitutionality of the sentencing scheme of the blew Jersey murder statute, N. J. S. A. 2A:113-3 and N. J. S. A. 2A:113-4, as judicially altered in State v. Funicello, 60 N. J. 60 (1972) (“Funicello III”), cert. den. sub nom. New Jersey v. Presha, 408 U. S. 942, 92 S. Ct. 2849, 33 L. Ed. 2d 766 (1972). Defendant asks the Court to find: (1) that under United States v. Jackson, *382390 U. S. 570, 88 S. Ct. 1209, 20 L. Ed. 2d 138 (1968), the sentencing scheme of the act impermissibly…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. McQuaidSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1997
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- State v. LagaresSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
- State v. AndersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
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