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State v. Samuels

Citations

  • 914 A.2d 1250
  • 189 N.J. 236
  • 2007 N.J. LEXIS 25

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  • concluding that evidence was adequate to support a conviction for robbery but also concluding that a charge on the lesser crime of attempted robbery was required
  • finding \[t]he evidence in its entirety and reasonable inferences therefrom were adequate to warrant submission of the charge\ to the jury
  • reversing conviction because jury was charged both correctly and mistakenly on applicable law, and “there [was] no assurance that the jurors understood and applied the correct legal principles in reaching their verdict”
  • explaining that the two concepts, although overlapping, are distinct
  • “Because the conduct and words of co-conspirators is generally shrouded in silence, furtiveness and secrecy, the conspiracy may be proven circumstantially.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • listing the elements of a conspiracy under N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2

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Judges: Wallace, Long, Lavecchia, Zazzali, Rivera-Soto, Albin

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