The State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Elber Cooper Lucas, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the murder conviction, holding that the confession was sufficiently corroborated, that the M'Naghten rule remains the proper standard for insanity, and that the trial court's instructional errors did not constitute plain error. Justice Weintraub filed a concurring opinion, agreeing with the result but offering different reasoning on the insanity standard.