07-22-08 State v. Rambo
A-5923-04T4
Defendant, who admitted shooting and killing his wife, was
convicted of murder. The trial court correctly refused to
charge passion/provocation manslaughter. Defendant argued he
was entitled to a new trial because the Probate Part had
refused, under the "Slayer Statutes" to allow him access to
funds to retain private counsel of his choice. We did not
procedurally have jurisdiction to review the orders of the
Probate Part because defendant's appeal was only from the
judgment of conviction.
