New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 3/1/1972
State v. Thomas
Citations
- 288 A.2d 32
- 118 N.J. Super. 377
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- holding that where seller of heroin is convicted of both the sale, and manslaughter for the purchaser’s death upon using the heroin, the conviction of both cannot stand: the sale “was an essential element of the manslaughter and must therefore be considered an included offense.”
- manslaughter conviction upheld where jury could reasonably find that regular, natural and likely consequence of sale of heroin was user’s death
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Judges: Judges Sullivan, Leonard and Carton
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17 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. CatalinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-03· cited 97×
- United States v. MogliaUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1977-07-18· cited 57×
- Lofthouse v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court· 2000-02-24· cited 33×
- Napier v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama· 1978-03-10· cited 30×
- State v. RandolphTennessee Supreme Court· 1984-09-10· cited 29×
- United States v. HendersonUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1986-11-10· cited 20×
- State v. MilliganSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1986-09-29· cited 19×
- State v. RuizNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1974-03-26· cited 16×
- United States v. SargentUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1984-08-06· cited 15×
- United States v. DillonUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1984-08-06· cited 13×
- United States v. MazurUnited States Court of Military Appeals· 1982-06-14· cited 12×
- Shirah v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 1989-11-17· cited 10×
- State v. HamblinUtah Supreme Court· 1983-12-13· cited 9×
- State v. WilkinsonNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1973-07-03· cited 9×
- State v. HoffordNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1979-07-05· cited 8×
- State v. ErvinNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1990-06-29· cited 4×
- State v. ThomasSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1972-05-30· cited 4×
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