State v. Kelly

State v. Kelly
CourtNew Jersey Supreme Court
DecidedJuly 24, 1984
Citations97 N.J. 178; 478 A.2d 364
Court membership
Judges sittingRobert Wilentz, Chief Justice
Justices Clifford, Garibaldi, Handler, O'Hern, Pollock, and Schreiber
Case opinions
Majority: Wilentz
Concurrence/Dissent: Handler

State v. Kelly, 97 N.J. 178; 478 A.2d 364 (1984),[1] is a Supreme Court of New Jersey case where the defendant, Gladys Kelly, was on trial for the murder of her husband, Ernest Kelly with a pair of scissors. The Supreme Court reversed the case for further trial after finding that expert testimony regarding the defence's submission, that Kelly suffered from battered woman syndrome, was incorrectly excluded since battered woman syndrome was a proper subject for expert evidence.[2] Kelly was represented by Charles S. Lorber who is now with Mandelbaum Salsburg of West Orange N.J.

  1. ^ State v. Kelly, 97 N.J. 178; 478 A.2d 364 (1984).
  2. ^ State v. Kelly, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1984, AudioCaseFiles

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