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STATE v. ARTIS

36 N.J. 538 (1962)

178 A.2d 198

THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. GEORGE ARTIS AND NATHANIEL ROBERTS, DEFENDANTS, AND THOMAS KNIGHT, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 19, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H. Harding Brown argued the cause for the defendant-appellant (Messrs. Epstein, Epstein, Brown & Bosek, attorneys).

Mr. Ralph De Vita, Union County Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for the plaintiff-respondent (Mr. H. Douglas Stine, Union County Prosecutor, attorney; Mr. S. David Levy, of counsel and on the brief).

PER CURIAM.

The appellant Thomas Knight together with George Artis and Nathaniel Roberts was convicted of murder in the first degree with a recommendation of life imprisonment. This appeal concerns the denial by the trial court of Knight's motion for a new trial.

At the trial which resulted in their convictions, it was proved that Artis, Roberts and Knight robbed a tavern at about 2:00 A.M. on July 26, 1959, and while in the process Artis shot and killed one...

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