State v. Mausert
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On error to the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the county of Essex.
1Opinion of the Court
*499The opinion of the court was delivered by
Parker, J.
Our examination of this record satisfies us that no prejudicial error occurred during the lengthy trial, of the case until after the jury had retired and returned into court for further instructions; at which stage a charge that had been, if anything, over favorable to the defendant in the rules of law laid down, was vitiated by instructions that relieved the jury from the responsibility of a finding on an essential element of guilt.
The indictment was for keeping a disorderly house. The premises in question were a hotel property in Newark,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. CoosterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
- State v. CallahanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1909
- Padgett v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1879
- Burnett v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1897
- State v. AckermanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. O'DONNELLNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1950
- State v. BaldinoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
- Kolker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- Haffner v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1922
- State v. TuzenewSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1937