Legal Opinion
State v. Lynch
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 19, 1979PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Schreiber, J.
The issues in this case concern the State’s right to appeal from a judgment of dismissal, the propriety of granting a motion for judgment at the conclusion of the State’s opening to the jury, and the application of the Double Jeopardy Clause when a judgment of dismissal has been improvidently entered.
Defendant Clarence E. Lynch was indicted in Middlesex County as an accessory after the fact in violation of N. J. 8. A. 2A:85-2. The indictment alleged that he, knowing that Carrie Speight had committed a high misdemeanor by distributing…
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