Legal Opinion
State v. Naquan O'neil (072072)
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided October 6, 2014No. A-68-12PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
In State v. Rodriguez, we held that a person who acts in self-defense and “kills in the honest and reasonable belief that the protection of his own life requires the use of deadly force” cannot be convicted of murder, aggravated manslaughter, or manslaughter. 195 N.J. 165, 172-74, 949 A.2d 197 (2008). That conclusion, we stated, follows directly from the language of the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice, N.J.S.A. 2C:ll-2(a), 11^4(b)(l), 3-4(b)(2), and 3-9(c). Id. at 172-73, 949 A.2d 197. In Rodriquez, supra, we put to rest the “mistaken assertion” in State v. Moore, 158 N.J. 292, 303, 729…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by72 opinions
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