Supreme Court of New Jersey June 25, 1958 (State v. Smith)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wachefeeld, J.

The defendant, Edgar Smith, having been convicted of first-degree murder without a recommendation by the jury, appeals the judgment of death rendered against him, contending he was denied a fair trial, that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence, and that prejudicial error was committed requiring a reversal of the conviction