Court Opinion

ID: 9759926
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 00:33:08.524603+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:29:05.573206
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STEIN, 'J.,
dissenting.
Based on this record, I conclude that the trial court’s omission of the instructions dictated by State v. Hampton, 61 N.J. 250, 271-72, 294 A.2d 23 (1972) and State v. Kociolek, 23 N.J. 400, 421-22, 129 A.2d 417 (1957) constituted plain error and deprived defendant of a fair trial. I would reverse defendant’s convictions and remand for a new trial substantially for the reasons set forth in the dissent below. 285 N.J.Super. 589, 600-06, 667 A.2d 1094 (1995) (Pressler, J., dissenting).