STATE v. HUFF


14 N.J. 240 (1954)

102 A.2d 8

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. ARTHUR J. HUFF, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 4, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Lewis S. Beers argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Joseph V. DeMasi, attorney).

Mr. Wilbur M. Rush, Warren County Prosecutor, argued the cause for the State (Mr. John H. Pursel, on the brief).


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

The defendant, Arthur J. Huff, was indicted for the murder of his wife, Ruth. The trial jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree with a recommendation of life imprisonment. Upon the imposition of that sentence, the defendant appealed.

With the exception of the antecedent events, the facts are not greatly in dispute, although the inferences...

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