Legal Opinion
State v. Worlock
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 22, 1990PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
POLLOCK, J.
The primary issue in this case concerns the adequacy of the jury charge on the defense of insanity, which the Appellate Division sustained in an unreported opinion. We granted certification, 113 N.J. 343 (1988), and likewise find the charge to be sufficient. Finding no merit in defendant’s other contentions, we affirm his convictions for murder and for possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
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The following summary is substantially consistent with defendant’s version of the facts. Defendant, Carlyle Worlock, and his two victims, Guy…
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