Legal Opinion
State v. Ramseur
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 5, 1987PublishedCited by 657 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
WILENTZ, C.J.
In this matter and in State v. Biegenwald, 106 N.J. 13 (1987), also decided today, the defendant has been convicted of murder and sentenced to death. In their appeals, both defendants attack the constitutionality of this state’s capital punishment act (L. 1982, c. Ill) under the federal and New Jersey Constitutions. They also contend that various trial errors warrant reversal of their convictions and their sentences.
We hold that the capital punishment act is in all respects constitutional. We sustain the verdict of guilty in each case. We…
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