Legal Opinion
State v. McLaughlin
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 3, 2011No. A-68 September Term 2009PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rivera-Soto
Defendant Eduardo McLaughlin was convicted of various crimes arising out of the robbery and death of his victim. Those convictions were based, in part, on certain hearsay statements admitted by the trial court under the “co-conspirator” exception to the hearsay rule, N.J.R.E. 803(b)(5). The Appellate Division disagreed, concluding that the co-conspirator exception was inapplicable under the circumstances. It nevertheless affirmed defen dant’s convictions because it reasoned that the challenged hearsay-statements otherwise were admissible under the “state of mind” exception codified at…
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