Supreme Court of New Jersey· 6/16/2005

State v. Torres

Citations

874 A.2d 1084
183 N.J. 554
2005 N.J. LEXIS 610

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stating that \the field of inquiry must be generally accepted such that an expert's testimony would be sufficiently reliable\ for expert testimony to be admissible
finding that the organization and structure of gangs is a proper topic for expert testimony
ruling evidence about defendant's gang involvement was admissible and relevant; outlining cases in other jurisdictions that allow such testimony to show motive
explaining that jury charges subject to appellate review must be considered \as a whole\ to determine whether there was any error
explaining that, under abuse of discretion standard, discretionary trial court determinations “ ‘will be reviewed only for manifest error and injustice.’ ” (quoting State v. Ravenell, 43 N.J. 171, 182, 203 A.2d 13 (1964
noting that jurors would need assistance in understanding \the significance of particular gang symbols\

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Judges: Wallace

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