Legal Opinion
State v. Christopher Dekowski (071019)
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 11, 2014No. A-35-12PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
In State v. Williams, we affirmed the defendant’s conviction of first-degree robbery for threatening a bank teller with a deadly weapon in the course of committing a theft. 218 N.J. 576, 579-80, 95 A.3d 721, 2014 WL 3891766 (2014). The defendant in Williams threatened that he was armed with a bomb, an act that elevated the offense from second-degree robbery to first-degree robbery. Ibid. Although by all appearances the defendant in Williams could have had a bomb concealed on his person, in fact he had no such weapon — he had merely simulated that he possessed a bomb. Id. at 579, 95 A.3d 721.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. ReyesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1967
- United States v. ZamoraCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- State v. BunchSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2004
- In Re Air Disaster At Lockerbie Scotland On December 21, 1988Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- State v. Kelvin Williams (071306)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2014
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ADOLPHUS FOSTER (14-05-0530, GLOUCESTER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2017
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. BRITTANY L. BURNETT (18-12-1258, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2021
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DAMON WILLIAMS (14-12-3823, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
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