State v. Sterling
Supreme Court of New Jersey
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaVECCHIA
In this criminal appeal, we assess whether joinder principles were applied properly in the context of defendant’s trials on offenses that arose out of one burglary and three other burglary and sexual assault episodes, which occurred over a span of three years. If joinder of defendant’s offenses was improper, we also are asked to consider whether all of the convictions must be reversed.
The State contended that the factual underpinnings to the offenses with which defendant was charged—burglaries of women’s homes and related sexual assaults—bore indicia of “signature crimes” and sought to try…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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