Legal Opinion
State v. Simon
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 11, 1999PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
COLEMAN, J.
On October 8, 1996, defendant, Robert Simon, pled guilty to burglary, theft, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, felony murder, and purposeful and knowing murder by his own conduct of Sergeant Ippolito Gonzalez, a Franklin Township police officer. A jury sentenced defendant to death. This is defendant’s direct appeal from his conviction for capital murder and sentence of death. See R. 2:2-1(a)(3). We affirm all of the convictions as well as the sentence of death.
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On May 6, 1995, defendant and…
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