State v. Edwin Urbina (073209)
Supreme Court of New Jersey
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fernandez-Vina
This case involves an appeal from defendant Edwin Urbina’s conviction and sentence for first-degree aggravated manslaughter, contrary to N.J.S.A 2C:11-M(a)(1), following his entry of a guilty plea for the shooting death of Edwin A. Torres. Defendant asserts that the trial court erred in accepting his guilty plea because the “factual basis elicited for [that] guilty plea indicated that [defendant] was asserting a complete defense to the charge.” That factual basis was later challenged on appeal, along with defendant’s seventeen-and-one-half year sentence.
In a split decision, a majority of the…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. KellySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- State v. ButlerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
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