State v. Bassone

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

James Bassone was convicted of murder in the second degree in the Essex County Court of Oyer and Terminer on an indictment charging him with the murder of James La Morte on July 8th, 1938. He brings up the entire record and specifies causes for reversal, and also assigns errors on exceptions.

The state’s evidence at the trial tended to prove the following matters of fact: The defendant was an operator of cafes, night clubs and poolrooms. In July, 1938, he owned and operated a so-called lunchroom at 10 Indiana street, Vaux Hall, and employed…