Legal Opinion
State v. Harris
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 12, 1995PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
A Morris County jury convicted defendant, Joseph Harris, of the murder of R.E., and of other offenses against R.E., his wife, I.E., and their two daughters. (Because this case involves sexual assault of juveniles, we do not use actual names. N.J.S.A 2A:82-46a. To avoid dehumanizing the issues, we will use the assumed names of Ron and llene Ellison for the adult victims.) In a sentencing proceeding,' the jury also found the presence of statutory aggravating factors that established death-eligibility. After considering the statutory aggravating…
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