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STATE v. HIPPLEWITH

33 N.J. 300 (1960)

164 A.2d 481

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. FORD HIPPLEWITH, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Argued September 13, 1960.

Decided October 10, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James P. Dugan argued the cause for the defendant-appellant (Mr. Richard M. Glassner, attorney; Mr. James Dorment, Jr., on the brief).

Mr. Brendan T. Byrne, Essex County Prosecutor, argued the cause for the plaintiff-respondent (Mr. Martin L. Greenberg, on the brief).

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

Defendant Ford Hipplewith seeks reversal of a first degree murder conviction with recommendation of life imprisonment on the grounds that remarks of the prosecutor in his opening and summation and instructions of the trial court were so improper and prejudicial as to warrant a finding of plain error.

Defendant admits that he stabbed and killed one Franklin Callis but contends that the killing was in self...

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