Supreme Court of New Jersey· 6/10/1981

State v. Green

Citations

430 A.2d 914
86 N.J. 281
1981 N.J. LEXIS 1638

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observing that “[appropriate and proper charges to a jury are essential for a fair trial”
observing that \[a]ppropriate and proper charges to a jury are essential for a fair trial\
suggesting that trial courts giving identification instruction briefly review “conflicting contentions” of parties regarding identification of defendant
suggesting that trial courts giving identification instruction briefly review \conflicting contentions\ of parties regarding identification of defendant
noting that most laypersons are uneducated in the law, do not understand lawyer's jargon, and therefore the jury's guidance and instruction requires plain and clear exposition of the issues
requiring jury charges to provide a \comprehensible explanation of the questions that the jury must determine\

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Judges: Schreiber, Sullivan

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