State v. Myers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wacheneeld, J.

The interest created by the unusual circumstances here involved is accentuated by the assertion that the facts are unparalleled in this or any other jurisdiction.

The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment as recommended by the trial jury.

The nub of the episode is a command by the husband to his wife to jump into the Passaic Eiver. She did so and was drowned.

The defendant contends the proof did not establish that her entry into the water was intentional and in compliance with his order but…