State v. Carter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Weintraub, C. J.

Defendants were convicted of three charges of murder in the first degree, and the jury having recommended life imprisonment, senten'ce was imposed accordingly. Defendants appealed directly to us pursuant to the then rule, R. R. 1:2-1 (c).

The issue of guilt was strongly contested. The issue was, however, clearly one for the jury and defendants do not contend otherwise. Our recital of the facts will therefore be limited to that suggested by the legal questions before us.

At about 3:30 a.m. on June 17, 1966 two men entered the Lafayette Bar…