Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:appeal |
gptkb:New_Jersey_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
criminal appeal
A-1234-72 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
113 N.J. 1
N.J._1_(1973) |
| gptkbp:community_engagement |
self-defense rights
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Superior_Court_of_New_Jersey
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_New_Jersey gptkb:State_of_New_Jersey self-defense instruction acted in self-defense Robert McGowan self-defense not justified |
| gptkbp:date |
June 1, 1973
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
1973
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
imperfect self-defense
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| gptkbp:homeGround |
altercation leading to charges
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
State v. McGowan
|
| gptkbp:impact |
clarified self-defense laws
New_Jersey_self-defense_law |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Chief_Justice_Wilentz
gptkb:Justice_Sullivan gptkb:Justice_Mountain gptkb:Justice_Clifford Justice Handler Justice Pashman Justice_Mountain's_dissent |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
self-defense
reasonable belief of imminent harm |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
defense attorney
public defender court's reasoning |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
preponderance of evidence
New_Jersey_criminal_law |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:New_Jersey
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
influenced future self-defense cases
self-defense_in_New_Jersey |
| gptkbp:outcome |
conviction upheld
affirmed conviction |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
Chief_Justice_Wilentz's_opinion
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
self-defense standards
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:State_v._Kelly
gptkb:State_v._McGowan_II cited in later rulings |
| gptkbp:research |
physical evidence
testimony of witnesses |
| gptkbp:significance |
precedent for self-defense cases
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| gptkbp:soundtrack |
March 15, 1973
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| gptkbp:tactics |
defendant's actions were unreasonable
|