State v. Rucker

CourtUnited States State Supreme Court (New Jersey)
Citation25 N.J. 102,135 A.2d 59
PartiesSTATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. John RUCKER, Defendant-Petitioner.
Decision Date14 October 1957

On petition for certification to Superior Court, Appellate Division.

See same case below: 46 N.J.Super. 162, 134 A.2d 409.

Leyden & Monaghan, Hackensack, for the petitioner.

Guy W. Calissi, Hackensack, and William C. Brudnick, River Edge, for the respondent.

Denied.

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