State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Clarence E. Lynch, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that the trial court erred in dismissing the indictment at the close of the State’s opening statements and that the dismissal constituted a judgment of acquittal barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause; the statute N.J. 8.A.2A:85-2 requires only notice, not personal knowledge, of the crime.