State v. E. B. R.

In 1962 defendant was indicted for murder (N. J. S. A. 2A:113-1) and manslaughter (N. J. S. A. 2A:113-5). After a jury trial she was convicted of second degree murder. That conviction was later reversed by the Supreme Court. State v. Ray, 43 N. J. 19 (1964). Defendant was retried in 1967 and found not guilty by reason of insanity. She was committed to the New Jersey State Hospital in Trenton and eventually released after a determination that she had been restored to sanity. Shortly thereafter she filed a petition, pursuant to N. J. S. A. 2A:85-15 et seq., to have the record of her arrest and…