State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. John A. Denofa, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court held that territorial jurisdiction is an element of murder that must be submitted to the jury when a factual dispute exists, but absent such a dispute the trial court need not charge the jury; the record showed no dispute and sufficient evidence that the murder occurred in New Jersey, so the conviction was reinstated and the case remanded for entry of judgment.