State v. Naquan O'neil (072072)

SYLLABUS (This syllabus is not part of the opinion of the Court. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been neither reviewed nor approved by the Supreme Court. Please note that, in the interest of brevity, portions of any opinion may not have been summarized.) State of New Jersey v. Naquan O’Neil, a/k/a Naquan O’Neal (A-68-12) (072072) Argued February 4, 2014 -- Decided October 6, 2014 ALBIN, J., writing for a unanimous Court. In this appeal, the Court considers whether appellate counsel’s failure to raise on direct appeal an erroneous jury…