Supreme Court of New Jersey· 3/20/1997

State v. Marrero

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691 A.2d 293
148 N.J. 469
1997 N.J. LEXIS 96

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discussing the required instruction where other crimes evidence is deemed admissible for a limited purpose pursuant to N.J.R.E. 404(b)
admitting evidence of a sexual assault to rebut evidence that sexual relations were consensual in a later aggravated sexual assault and murder prosecution
admitting other-crimes evidence of a prior sexual assault to establish defendant's state of mind and disprove defense's theory that sexual relations were consensual
citing, inter alia State v. Ramseur, 106 N.J. 123, 266, 524 A.2d 188 (1987
finding insufficient instruction as to the use of other-crimes evidence harmless because “the evidence of guilt, 30 independent of the other-crime evidence, was nearly overwhelming,” such that the inadequate instruction “did not tip the scales”
\At least two judges in the Appellate Division and five members of this Court have disagreed with the trial court's decision that the prejudicial effect of that evidence required exclusion.\

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Judges: Coleman, O'Hern, Handler

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