Supreme Court of New Jersey· 3/26/1971

State v. Conyers

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275 A.2d 721
58 N.J. 123
1971 N.J. LEXIS 233

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distinguishing Mathis where \defendant himself injected\ a topic into the case
Court may impose life sentence after appeal when prosecutor recommends it rather than retrial
Court may impose life sentence after appeal when prosecutor recommends it rather than retrial
under former death penalty law that provided for unified trial, instruction against bias and sympathy related to jurors’ role in finding facts on guilt phase, and was not intended to foreclose compassion for defendant with respect to punishment
under former death penalty law that provided for unified trial, instruction against bias and sympathy related to jurors' role in finding facts on guilt phase, and was not intended to foreclose compassion for defendant with respect to punishment
it is within the prosecutor's discretion not to seek the death penalty

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Judges: Proctor, Francis, Weintraub

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