Legal Opinion
State v. Powell
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 28, 1980PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
WILENTZ, C. J.
On September 7, 1975, between 9:50 and 10:10 p. m., Debbie Couch was shot and killed in her apartment in Camden, New Jersey. The defendant Larry Powell, a police officer, was tried and convicted for her murder. The Appellate Division, 175 N.J.Super. 407, affirmed his conviction, and its determination is now before us for review.
Defendant’s appeal from his conviction of second degree murder is rooted in the trial judge’s failure to deliver' a voluntary manslaughter instruction to the jury, which defendant claims was mandated by the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- State v. FairSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- State v. MathisSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
- State v. HarperNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
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3Cited by157 opinions
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