Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided July 7, 1960PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
63 N.J. Super. 16 (1960)
163 A.2d 593
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF,
v.
SYLVESTER JOHNSON, STANLEY CASSIDY AND WAYNE GODFREY, DEFENDANTS.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.
Decided July 7, 1960.
Mr. Norman Heine, Prosecutor of Camden County, attorney for the State.
Mr. Edward Kent, attorney for defendants.
MARTINO, J.C.C. (temporarily assigned).
Defendants were convicted of murder in the first degree without recommendation. The death penalty was imposed. Pursuant to R.R. 3:7-11 an application was made for a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence. The application was made on…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Diggs v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- People v. . ShilitanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- State v. VaszorichSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- United States ex rel. Johnson v. YeagerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- United States ex rel. Johnson v. YeagerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- United States of America, Ex Rel. Sylvester Johnson v. Howard Yeager, Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison. United States of America, Ex Rel. Stanley Cassidy v. Howard Yeager, Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison. United States of America, Ex Rel. Wayne Godfrey v. Howard Yeager, Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
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