Legal Opinion
State v. Weeks
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 25, 1987PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
We granted certification primarily to consider defendant’s contention that the imposition of a Graves Act sentence following his conviction as an accomplice to robbery violated principles of due process because the issue of eligibility for the mandatory sentence was not submitted separately to the jury. Defendant was convicted of first degree robbery, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:15-lb, because the principal was “armed with, or use[d] or threaten[ed] the immediate use of a deadly weapon.” We find no want of due process in a sentencing…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- State v. ChristenerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
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