State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Frederick Bunk, Robert Jellison and Clarence Smith, Defendants-Appellants

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the conviction and death sentence of the defendants, holding that the indictment was sufficient, the trial judge's erroneous remarks were cured by a proper charge, the expert testimony and confessions were admissible, the insanity instruction was adequate, and unanimity on the penalty was not required. A dissent argued that the lack of a specific jury instruction on unanimity for the death penalty constituted reversible error.