Legal Opinion
State v. Dreher
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided June 20, 1997PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
KLEINER, J.A.D.
Defendant appeals from his conviction of the purposeful and knowing murder of his wife. Defendant’s previous conviction for this same crime resulted in a reversal on appeal and a remand for a new trial.
On this second appeal, defendant raises the following points of error:
I. THE TRIAL COURT IMPOSED ERRONEOUS RESTRICTIONS ON THE CROSS-EXAMINATION OF NANCE SEIFRIT.
II. THE TRIAL COURT ERRONEOUSLY PERMITTED THE STATE TO ELICIT A PURPORTED EXPERT OPINION CONCERNING TIME OF DEATH THAT WAS BASED ON AN ARBITRARY AND UNSCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY.
*420III.…
2Cases cited81 opinions
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by35 opinions
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2001
- State v. LeeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2007
- Commonwealth v. MolinaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- State v. MustaroNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2009
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