Legal Opinion

State v. Biegenwald

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided June 20, 1988PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

GARIBALDI, Justice.

In State v. Biegenwald, 106 N.J. 13 (1987) (Biegenwald II), we affirmed Richard Biegenwald’s conviction for the murder of Anne Olesiewicz but reversed his death sentence and remanded the case for a new sentencing procedure. This interlocutory appeal concerns the aggravating factors that may be used in defendant's new sentencing proceeding in the Olesiewicz case. Specifically, the issue here is whether in the new penalty phase of the Olesiewicz case the State may introduce as evidence of *525aggravating factor N.J.S.A. 2C:ll-3c(4)(a)1…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. State v. DiFriscoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
  2. Williams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  3. State v. ZolaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
  4. State v. MooreSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
  5. State v. CoyleSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1990

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