Legal Opinion
State v. Carter
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 17, 1976PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Sullivan, J.
In May 1967 defendants Rubin Carter and John Artis were convicted of first degree murder on a three-count indictment and were sentenced to terms of life imprisonment. Their convictions were affirmed by this Court, State v. Carter, 54 N. J. 436 (1969). The United States Supreme: Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari. Carter v. New Jersey, 397 U. S. 948, 90 S. Ct. 969, 25 L. Ed. 2d 130 (1970).
The present proceedings seeking a new trial were commenced in October 1974. The relief sought was essentially bottomed on three grounds.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- William B. Barbee v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. James Vincent KeoghCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by54 opinions
- State v. MarshallSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
- State v. CarterSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- State v. HoganSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
- State v. ScherzerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
- State v. CarterSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
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