Legal Opinion
State v. Julius Smith(073059)
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 13, 2016No. A-62-13PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rabner
During an encounter that lasted ten seconds, a woman was robbed at gunpoint. She surrendered her purse with her cell phone inside it, and the robber drove away in a car. She later identified defendant Julius Smith as her assailant.
Six weeks after the robbery, the State Police recovered the victim’s cell phone when they arrested a third person. Law
enforcement officers contacted the victim, but the prosecutor and local police did not learn about the discovery of the phone until the middle of defendant’s trial — fifteen months later.
Defense counsel twice moved for a mistrial to investigate this…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. WashingtonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. KONSTADIN BITZAS (14-02-0228, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2017
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ADRIENNE N. SMITH AND ORVILLE COUSINS (17-08-1176, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2020
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ALLEN D. REED (16-08-2194, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2021
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ALLEN D. REED (16-08-2194, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2021
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