Legal Opinion
State v. White
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided December 20, 1984PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
SCHREIBER, J.
We granted defendant’s petition for certification to consider when an accomplice to a crime may be subject to the sentencing requirements of the Graves Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6c. 96 N.J. 287 (1984). We hold that if an accomplice is found guilty of an armed Graves Act offense that was committed with a firearm, he is subject to sentencing under that Act. If an accomplice is convicted only of an unarmed offense, but the trial court finds that the defendant nonetheless knew or had reason to know that his cohort would use or be in possession of a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. MaguireSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- State v. Des MaretsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- State v. DavisWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. FairSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Commonwealth v. WatsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by71 opinions
- State v. TischioSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- State v. SavageSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2002
- State v. WeeksSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- State v. VasquezSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
- State v. BielkiewiczNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1993
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