Legal Opinion
State v. Burrell
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 29, 1938PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiffs in error, together with one Anna Brown, sister of William Albert Brown, were jointly indicted for the murder of one William J. Horner on June 16th, 1937. All were jointly tried, and convicted of murder in the first degree; Anna Brown with recommendation of life imprisonment, the others without recommendation. Anna Brown has not joined in this writ of error.
The story of the crime, as the jury were entitled to find on the evidence, is that on the evening of June 16th the three had been drinking at a saloon, and formed the plan to go to Horner's house and rob him. Horner lived…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State v. HauptmannSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1935
- State v. LeoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1910
- State v. FavoritoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1935
- State v. ManganoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1909
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- State v. HudmanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
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