Waters v. Court of Special Sessions

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Brogan, Ciitef Justice.

Plaintiff in error, Joseph Waters, was sentenced to a term in prison on his plea of nonvult to an information filed by the Prosecutor of the Pleas of Essex County. The charge against him was that of bringing stolen property into this state, a misdemeanor by R. S. 2 :145-15. Criminal complaint being made against him before a magistrate, Waters waived indictment and trial by jury and requested an immediate trial in the Court of Special Sessions. The prosecutor presented the information. The defendant entered a plea of non-vult.

The…