Legal Opinion
Corbitt v. New Jersey
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 11, 1978No. 77-5903Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
439 U.S. 212 (1978)
CORBITT
v.
NEW JERSEY.
No. 77-5903.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued October 3, 1978.
Decided December 11, 1978.
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY.
James K. Smith, Jr., argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Stanley C. Van Ness.
John DeCicco, Deputy Attorney General of New Jersey, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were John J. Degnan, Attorney General, David S. Baime, Assistant Attorney General, and Anthony J. Parrillo, Deputy Attorney General.
2Opinion of the Court · WhiteJustice White
Under the New Jersey homicide statutes,[1] some murders are of the first degree; the…
Also in this document: Concurring in the judgment; Dissent.
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