State v. Denofa

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KESTIN, P.J.A.D.

Defendant, John A. Denofa, was charged with and convicted of a single count of murdering Rachel Siani. See N.J.S.A. 2C:ll-3a(l) and (2). He was sentenced to a life-term of imprisonment with thirty years of parole ineligibility.

On appeal, defendant raises the following issues:

POINT I THE COURT’S FAILURE TO INSTRUCT THE JURORS REGARDING JURISDICTION, AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE OFFENSE, DEPRIVED DEFENDANT OF THE RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS OF LAW AND A FAIR TRIAL. U.S. CONST. AMENDS. VI, XIV; N.J. CONST. (1947), ART. I, PARS. 1, 9,10. (Not…