Legal Opinion

State v. Gerald

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided October 25, 1988PublishedCited by 223 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

CLIFFORD, J.

Defendant was convicted of numerous offenses, including capital murder, surrounding an incident that resulted in the death of Paul Matusz. On the capital murder conviction defendant was sentenced to death, wherefore his appeal to this Court is as of right under Rule 2:2-l(a)(3). We affirm all of the judgments of conviction except the one for capital murder as charged in the thirteenth count of the indictment. On the capital murder charge the State acknowledges the necessity for a new penalty-phase proceeding, for the reasons expressed in…

2Cases cited118 opinions

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  5. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by223 opinions

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