Legal Opinion
State v. Fortin
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 6, 2004PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
Defendant Steven Fortin was convicted by a jury of capital murder and sentenced to death. He claims that he was denied a fair trial as a result of various rulings of the trial court in the guilt and penalty phases of the trial. We conclude that the trial errors were sufficiently egregious so as to deny defendant a fair trial and, therefore, we are constrained to reverse.
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Facts and Procedural History
On August 11,1994, twenty-five-year-old Melissa Padilla resided at the Gem Motel in Woodbridge with her four young children, ages two through five, and her boyfriend, Hector Fernandez.1 Padilla…
2Cases cited114 opinions
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- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by128 opinions
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