Supreme Court of New Jersey· 3/17/1992

State v. Sewell

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603 A.2d 21
127 N.J. 133
1992 N.J. LEXIS 22

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concluding that proof of knowledge, which requires proof of the defendant's practical certainty that a result will flow from the conduct, is sufficient where a robbery charge is based on infliction of bodily injury
stating that one robbery was committed, not three, where defendant committed one theft, but inflicted physical harm on three persons
finding Code's gap-filling provision as well as legislative intent requires, at minimum, State to prove defendant acted with knowledge when causing injury or using force in committing robbery
considering elevated blood pressure to fall within \'bodily injury' as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1a\
including in \bodily injury\ as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1, a sore leg, back, hip, and chest with no bruising, and briefly elevated blood pressure induced by collision with a fleeing thief
State must prove \knowledge\ as the requisite mental state for the injury/force element of robbery

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