State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Frederick Benjamin Thompson, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the trial court's evidentiary rulings, finding the telephone admissions, photographic identifications, crime‑scene photographs, police notes, and expert testimony admissible, and held the death‑penalty statute constitutional. The Court declined to rule on the Witherspoon jury‑selection issue, ordering it to be re‑argued. No error was found in the jury instructions or the conviction itself.