Legal Opinion
State v. Sanchez
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 5, 1996PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
STEIN, J.
Alex Sanchez (Alex) and his brother, Juan Sanchez (Juan), were jointly indicted for second-degree robbery and related offenses. On the eve of their joint trial, Alex moved for severance, claiming that Juan would provide testimony exculpating Alex if the two were tried separately. The trial court denied the motion, and both Alex and Juan were convicted of all charged offenses. The Appellate Division reversed, holding that severance was warranted because there was a substantial likelihood that Juan would have offered exculpatory testimony for…
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