STATE v. CLEVELAND


6 N.J. 316 (1951)

78 A.2d 560

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JAMES W. CLEVELAND, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 5, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Ervan F. Kushner argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Vincent E. Hull and Mr. Ervan F. Kushner, attorneys).

Mr. Donald G. Collester argued the cause for respondent.


The opinion of the court was delivered by WACHENFELD, J.

The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. He appeals, claiming error in the manner of the rendition of the verdict, refusal by the court to charge as requested, and the admission of an unsigned confession.

Frank Drewnoski, a bartender at a tavern located in Paterson, New Jersey, on the morning of February 25, 1950, was assaulted and his skull fractured by being...

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