Supreme Court of New Jersey

State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Laura Winter, Defendant-Respondent

July 2, 198496 N.J. 640

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a trial judge may cure prejudicial, inadmissible testimony with a strong curative instruction and that, in this case, the instruction given was sufficient to eliminate any prejudice, so the conviction for simple manslaughter was reinstated.