Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 6, 1961PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Pboctob, J.
The defendants, Sylvester Johnson, Stanley Cassidy, and Wayne Godfrey, were convicted of murder in the first degree without recommendation and sentenced to death. This court affirmed the convictions. State v. Johnson, 31 N. J. 489 (1960). Shortly before their scheduled execution the defendants obtained new counsel and, through him, moved for a new trial upon the basis of alleged newly discovered evidence. The trial court denied the motion and the defendants appealed to this court. Granting a stay of execution, we ordered the trial court to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- United States of America Ex Rel. Cleveland Thompson v. Charles L. Dye, Warden, Allegheny County JailCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- United States of America, Ex Rel. Silvio De Vita v. Lloyd W. McCorkle Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison at Trenton, New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Argonaut Navigation Co. v. KotsifakisSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lindsey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
3Cited by42 opinions
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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- In Re AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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