State v. Ballard, A--127

Decision Date19 May 1952
Docket NumberNo. A--127,A--127
PartiesSTATE of New Jersey, plaintiff-appellant, v. Walter BALLARD, defendant-respondent.
CourtNew Jersey Supreme Court

On appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court, Appellate Division, whose opinion is reported at 15 N.J.Super. 417, 83 A.2d 539.

Eugene T. Urbaniak, Trenton, for the appellant (Theodore D. Parsons, Atty. Gen.).

Walter Ballard, in propria persona.

PER CURIAM.

The judgment is affirmed for the reasons expressed in the opinion of Judge Jacobs in the court below.

For affirmance: Chief Justice VANDERBILT and Justices HEHER, WACHENFELD, BURLING and BRENNAN--5.

For reversal: Justice OLIPHANT--1.

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  • Jenkins v. State
    • United States
    • New Jersey Superior Court — Appellate Division
    • August 5, 1959
    ...the assistance of counsel in his defense.' See State v. Ballard, 15 N.J.Super. 417, 420, 83 A.2d 539 (App.Div.1951), affirmed 9 N.J. 402, 88 A.2d 537 (1952). This right is recognized by R.R. 1:12--9(a), discussed above, a rule which embodies a practice initiated in this State by as early as......
  • Worbetz v. Goodman
    • United States
    • New Jersey Superior Court — Appellate Division
    • November 13, 1957
    ...Piracci, 14 N.J.Super. 319, 82 A.2d 213 (App.Div.1951); State v. Ballard, 15 N.J.Super. 417, 83 A.2d 539 (App.Div.1951), affirmed 9 N.J. 402, 88 A.2d 537 (1952); State v. Cynkowski, 10 N.J. 571, 92 A.2d 782 (1952); State v. Lenkowski, 24 N.J.Super. 444, 94 A.2d 845 The appellant previously ......
  • Rodriguez v. Rosenblatt
    • United States
    • New Jersey Supreme Court
    • May 10, 1971
    ...v. Horton, 34 N.J. 518, 522--524, 170 A.2d 1 (1961); State v. Ballard, 15 N.J.Super. 417, 420, 83 A.2d 539 (App.Div.1951), aff'd, 9 N.J. 402, 88 a.2d 537 (1952). Thus our first constitution directed that 'all criminals shall be admitted to the same privileges of witnesses and counsel, as th......
  • State v. Cynkowski
    • United States
    • New Jersey Supreme Court
    • December 1, 1952
    ...12 N.J.Super. 589, 592, 80 A.2d 139 (Cty.Ct.1951). Cf. State v. Ballard, 15 N.J.Super. 417, 83 A.2d 539, (App.Div.1951) affirmed 9 N.J. 402, 88 A.2d 537 (1952). The historic writ of Habeas corpus is the 'precious safeguard of personal liberty' (Bowen v. Johnston, 306 U.S. 19, 26, 59 S.Ct. 4......
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