Legal Opinion
State v. Edwards
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 17, 1958PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Wacheneeld, J.
The defendant waived trial by jury and was convicted by a judge of the Bergen County Court of the crime of atrocious assault and battery. N. J. 8. 2A :90-l. An appeal was taken and, at this juncture, we granted certification to the Appellate Division on our own motion.
The only ground urged for reversal is that the injuries sustained by the victim were not sufficiently severe to warrant a conviction of atrocious assault and battery.
The defendant admits striking the victim in the face with his fist and pushing her into some bushes, but…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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3Cited by31 opinions
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