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STATE v. HALE

45 N.J. 255 (1965)

212 A.2d 146

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. MATTHEW JAMES HALE, JR., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 7, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Salvatore J. Avena argued the cause for appellants (Mr. Joseph Pierce Lodge, on the brief).

Mr. Richard A. Koerner, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. Arthur J. Sills, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

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

Defendant, Matthew James Hale, Jr., was charged and tried for the murder of his wife on or about midnight May 28, 1961. The jury returned a verdict of guilty in the first degree with a recommendation of life imprisonment. In addition to the brief filed in this Court by his counsel, defendant has filed a brief pro se.

The facts surrounding the murder are deduced from defendant's oral testimony at...

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