State v. Daniels

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hall, J.

On March 18, 1959 the defendant shot and killed his mother and wounded his sister in a small luncheonette operated by the mother on Waverly Avenue in Newark. He was indicted for murder and originally entered a plea of not guilty in the Essex .County Court. Michael Breitkopf, Esq., a practitioner of long years of experience both as an assistant prosecutor and ’ on the side of the defense in criminal matters, was assigned to represent him. On June 22, 1959 defendant changed his plea to non milt, N. J. 8. 2A:113-3. At the same time he entered…