Legal Opinion
State v. Sinclair
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided September 29, 1970PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Proctor, J.
Wilbert Sinclair was found guilty by a jury of first degree murder on two indictments, one for the murder of Esther Eriedman and the other for the murder of Shep Binyard. The jury did not recommend life imprisonment and he was sentenced to death on both convictions. He appeals to this Court under R. R. 1:2-1 (c) (now R. 2:2-1 (a) (3)). Previously Sinclair had been jointly tried with Jesse Edward Wilson who had also been indicted for the same crimes, and both men were convicted and sentenced to death. This Court reversed those convictions…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. BrunsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Foster v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- State v. FinchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
- State v. GibbonsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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