Legal Opinion
State v. Cooper
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 24, 1952PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Wachektebld, J.
Six men in 1948 were indicted and convicted of murder in the first degree. They were sentenced to death. It was a long and difficult trial lasting 44 days.
On appeal, this court reversed the judgment rendered against them because of errors committed in the trial. State v. Cooper, 2 N. J. 540 (1949).
On the retrial ordered, four of the defendants were acquitted by the jury and two, Cooper and English, were convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment in accordance with the jury’s recommendation.
In their appeal,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Watts v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Turner v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Harris v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Jenkins v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
- Commonwealth v. SimpsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State v. GeraldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- State v. HutchinsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1990
- State v. ScanlonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1964
- State v. RosaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
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