STATE v. BARNETT


53 N.J. 559 (1969)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. GEORGE DAVID BARNETT, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 7, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia M. Jacob, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Richard Newman, Deputy Public Defender, attorney).

Matthew J. Scola, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Joseph P. Lordi, County Prosecutor of Essex County, attorney).


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

The defendant George David Barnett was indicted for murder and, after a joint trial with Ellis E. Jones, was convicted of murder in the second degree. He was sentenced to serve a term of 10-12 years and appealed to this Court as of right under former R.R. 1:2-1(c).

On December 3, 1966 Barnett and his wife went to the Newark apartment of his aunt, Laura Featherstone, to pick up their child....

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