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November 15, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Whenever a trial court permits pro se representation in a capital case, whether in the guilt phase, the penalty phase, or both, it also must appoint standby counsel; also, because the jury had sufficient evidence to infer that defendant had been arrested for a separate murder at the time he confessed, the evidence that he was in custody for "an unrelated charge" had the capacity to prejudice its deliberations and should not have been admitted, even in sanitized form.

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January 12, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Unpublished Opinions

Opinions not approved for publication.

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November 10, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Unapproved Opinions

Opinions not approved for publication.

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September 01, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal

Drawing Bright Lines for the Role of the Jury

In the 2002-2003 term, the Supreme Court decided a wide span of issues, including juror disqualification; searches and seizures; DNA procurement applications; conflicts of interest on the part of both prosecutors and defense attorneys; child endangering; the admission of personality disorder evidence, of excited utterances and of prior wrongs; child pornography; self representation; the wearing of prison garb and restraints by testifying witnesses; jury instructions; sentencing; and others.

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May 04, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Unpublished Opinions

Unpublished state and federal court opinions.

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February 06, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Unpublished Opinions

Unpublished state and federal court opinions.

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June 26, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

Reinstatement of Attorneys

Notice to the bar.