Supreme Court of New Jersey· 6/28/1996

State v. Martini

Citations

677 A.2d 1106
144 N.J. 603
1996 N.J. LEXIS 894

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determining that, due to the court's independent duty to ensure the integrity of death sentences, a capital defendant may not waive post-conviction review as to certain issues
determining that, due to the court’s independent duty to ensure the integrity of death sentences, a capital defendant may not waive post-conviction review as to certain issues
“[W]hen ‘meritorious issues are presented, our interest affording defendants access to both state post-conviction and federal habeas review outweighs our interest in finality....”’
stating defendant may not waive presentation of mitigating evidence
stating defendant may not waive presentation of mitigating evidence

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Judges: O'Hern, Coleman

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