The State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Fred Sturdivant, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the conviction, holding that the under‑sheriff's method of summoning the fourteenth juror did not violate N.J.S. 2A:74-10, that the State's rebuttal expert testimony was admissible, and that the trial court properly excluded the sister's testimony as irrelevant. A dissent argued that the delegation of juror selection authority rendered the jury improperly constituted and warranted reversal.