STATE v. ROSE


112 N.J. 454 (1988)

548 A.2d 1058

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. TEDDY ROSE, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided September 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Astore, Deputy Public Defender, II, and Patricia A. Kern, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (Alfred A. Slocum, Public Defender, attorney).

Hilary L. Brunell, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Herbert H. Tate, Jr., Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Hilary L. Brunell, Elizabeth A. Duelly, Marc J. Friedman, Frederick Gerson, Virginia M. Lincoln, Donald J. Sears, Assistant Essex County Prosecutors, on the brief).

Leslie Faye Schwartz, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Attorney General (W. Cary Edwards, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by STEIN, J.

Defendant, Teddy Rose, was tried by an Essex County jury for the murder of Irvington police officer Anthony Garaffa. He was convicted and sentenced to death. He appeals directly to this Court as of right. R. 2:2-1(a)(3). We affirm his convictions for murder and for the related offenses.

The fairness of the sentencing proceeding in this case was marred by a...

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