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STATE v. SLOANE

111 N.J. 293 (1988)

544 A.2d 826

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. TONY H. SLOANE, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 26, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca R. Pressman, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (Alfred A. Slocum, Public Defender, attorney).

J. Grall Robinson, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (W. Cary Edwards, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by O'HERN, J.

The pivotal issue in this criminal appeal is whether the jury should have been permitted to consider whether the victim's stab wound was a "bodily injury," as defined under N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1a, in contrast to a "serious bodily injury," as defined under N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1b. Before us, the State conceded that under N.J.S.A. 2C:1-8d(3), if the stab wound could have been found to be a bodily injury...

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