STATE v. WILLIAMS


30 N.J. 105 (1959)

152 A.2d 9

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JAMES H. WILLIAMS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 1, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Albert G. Besser argued the cause for defendant-appellant.

Mr. Brendan T. Byrne, Deputy Attorney General, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, argued the cause for plaintiff-respondent (Mr. John F. Crane, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).


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

Defendant was indicted for murder by the Essex County grand jury. The indictment was framed in the short form which has been traditional in New Jersey for many years and which is authorized by the Rules of Criminal Practice. R.R. 3:4-3(b). See Graves v. State, 45 N.J.L. 203 (Sup. Ct. 1883), affirmed 45 N.J.L. 347 (E. & A. 1883). It simply charged that the accused...

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