· 6/19/1997
State v. Gartland
Citations
- 694 A.2d 564
- 149 N.J. 456
- 1997 N.J. LEXIS 180
How courts have described this case
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- observing that resolving issues that are both significant and likely to recur “is worth the judicial effort”
- observing that resolving issues that are both significant and likely to recur \is worth the judicial effort\
- observing that “this Court will not render advisory opinions or exercise its jurisdiction in the abstract”
- reiterating that expert testimony is admissible to help jury overcome common misconceptions about battered women when evaluating defendant's belief about need for deadly force in self-defense
- observing that resolving issues that are both significant and likely to recur \is worth the judicial effort\
- reiterating that expert testimony is admissible to help jury overcome common misconceptions about battered women when evaluating defendant’s belief about need for deadly force in self-defense
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Judges: Per Curiam
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