STATE v. LAWSON


202 N.J. Super. 511 (1984)

495 A.2d 471

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF, v. CLIFFORD LAWSON, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division (Criminal), Union County.

Decided October 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Cupo-Cruz, Deputy Attorney General for plaintiff (Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General).

Linda Mehling, Assistant Deputy Public Defender for defendant (S. David Levy, Deputy Public Defender).


OPINION

MENZA, J.S.C.

The defendant moves for a new trial contending that the court erroneously instructed the jury to return verdicts on two counts of robbery rather than one. He argues that although two persons were assaulted during the course of the theft, only one theft occurred and therefore only one robbery was committed.

The issue presented to the court is whether a defendant who uses force against two employees of a store in the course of...

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