State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. John Joseph Kociolek, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the murder conviction and ordered a new trial because jurors considered an extraneous indictment not presented at trial, and the trial judge erred by excluding juror affidavits that showed the occurrence of that extraneous matter. The Court affirmed that the other alleged errors did not merit reversal.