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STATE v. CHRISTOPHER

149 N.J. Super. 269 (1977)

373 A.2d 705

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT AND CROSS-APPELLANT, v. WILLIAM ROBERT CHRISTOPHER, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT AND CROSS-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 25, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Carl Gottschall argued the cause for appellant and cross-respondent William Robert Christopher (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).

Mr. Marc J. Friedman, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant State of New Jersey (Mr. Joseph P. Lordi, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Mr. Allan J. Nodes, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause on behalf of Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, amicus curiae (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Allan J. Nodes, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel; Ms. Amy L. Schwartz, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges LORA, CRANE and MICHELS.

The opinion of the court was delivered by MICHELS, J.A.D.

Defendant William Robert Christopher was indicted by the Essex County grand jury and charged with the murder of William Malone. Defendant waived a trial by jury and the matter was tried by the judge alone. At the conclusion of all the evidence the judge found defendant guilty of second degree murder, stating that defendant's extrajudicial confession supported...

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