State v. Hines

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SKILLMAN, J.A.D.

Defendant was indicted for robbery, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1, felony murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(3), and purposeful or knowing murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1), (2). A jury acquitted defendant of these charges but found her guilty of theft, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3, which was submitted to the jury as a lesser included offense of robbery, and aggravated manslaughter, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4, which was submitted to the jury as a lesser included offense of purposeful or knowing murder. The…