State v. Franklin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Goldmann, J.

(temporarily assigned). Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment upon the jury’s recommendation. He appealed, advancing several grounds for reversal. In State v. Franklin, 49 N. J. 286 (1967), we considered only the argument that the trial judge erred in failing to compel Carrie Pitts, the State’s principal witness, to submit to a psychiatric examination which might have indicated that her mental condition was such as would have provided a basis for challenging her competency as a witness.

Defen…