State v. Castagna

Justice WALLACE, JR.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Defendants Josephine Castagna and Thomas D’Amico were tried together with Jean Morales for various charges arising out of the death of Bennett Grant. Castagna was convicted of second-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A 2C:12-l(b), and D’Amico was convicted of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, N.J.S.A 2C:ll-4(a), two counts of second-degree official misconduct, N.J.SA 2C:30-2(a) and (b), and fourth-degree obstruction of justice, N.J.SA 2C:29-1. On appeal, both defendants asserted reversible error in the trial court’s refusal to allow…