State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Charles L. Thornton, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the defendant's second‑degree murder conviction. The Court held that the deceased's statements about intending to visit her husband were admissible as statements of present intent, that any evidentiary errors were not manifestly prejudicial, that the prosecutor's improper remarks in his summation did not constitute reversible plain error, and that the jury instruction on self‑defense was substantially correct.