Legal Opinion
State v. McCrary
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 26, 1984PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
CLIFFORD, J.
Under the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice (Code), a defendant convicted of purposeful or knowing murder will be sentenced to death if one or more statutorily-specified aggravating factors exist and are not outweighed by one or more mitigating factors. N.J.S.A. 2C:ll-3a, c. The Code requires the prosecuting attorney to give defendant notice of any aggravating factor that he intends to prove, either “[p]rior to the commencement of the sentencing proceeding, or at such time as he has knowledge of the existence of an aggravating factor * *…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by85 opinions
- State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- State v. KoedatichSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- State v. RoseSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- State v. MartiniSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- State v. PerrySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
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