State v. Sexton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WECKER, J.A.D.

Defendant, Ronald Sexton, was fifteen years old on May 10, 1993, when he fired a gun, resulting in the death of his friend Alquadir Matthews. He was charged with murder, unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. After a hearing lasting several days in March 1995, the Chancery Division, Family Part, waived jurisdiction to the Law Division, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4a-26. A jury convicted defendant of reckless manslaughter, N.J.S.A. 2C:11 — 4(b)(1), as a lesser included offense of…