Legal Opinion
State v. Hightower
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 8, 1996PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
COLEMAN, J.
In State v. Hightower, 120 N.J. 378, 577 A.2d 99 (1990), this Court affirmed the 1986 capital murder conviction of defendant, Jacinto K. Hightower, but reversed his death sentence and remanded the matter for a new penalty-phase proceeding. At the second penalty trial, defendant was again sentenced to death. Defendant presently appeals that sentence pursuant to Rule 2:2— 1(a)(3). Because of juror misconduct during jury deliberations that exposed the jury to extraneous influences, we reverse and remand for a new penalty trial.
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