Supreme Court of New Jersey· 5/14/1990

State v. Brown

Citations

573 A.2d 886
118 N.J. 595
1990 N.J. LEXIS 49

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holding that although the defendants gave conflicting versions, their defenses were not mutually exclusive because jury could find both of them at fault
finding that “evidence of pre-arrest silence, particularly in the absence of official interrogation, does not violate any right of the defendant involving self-incrimination”
“If the trial court acts under a misconception of the applicable law, however, the appellate court need not give such deference.”
\[T]he quantum of real prejudice is critical in any determination to grant a severance.\
severance required when defendants assert defenses that “are antagonistic at their core”
noting the general preference for trying co-defendants jointly

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Judges: Handler

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