Legal Opinion
State v. Loftin
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 5, 2007PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
Defendant Donald Loftin was convicted by a jury of the capital murder of Gary K. Marsh. In the penalty-phase proceeding before a separate jury, he was sentenced to death. This Court affirmed defendant’s conviction and sentence on direct appeal, State v. Loftin, 146 N.J. 295, 318, 680 A.2d 677 (1996) (Loftin I), and upheld his sentence on proportionality review, State v. Loftin, 157 N.J. 253, 266, 724 A.2d 129 (Loftin II), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 897, 120 S.Ct. 229, 145 L.Ed.2d 193 (1999).
Defendant now appeals to this Court from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief (PCR), in…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. FritzSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- State v. HarrisSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2004
- State v. KoedatichSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- State v. BiegenwaldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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