STATE v. MENDEZ


252 N.J. Super. 155 (1991)

599 A.2d 565

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. CESAR MENDEZ, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 27, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilfredo Caraballo, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Stephen W. Kirsch, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief).

Herbert H. Tate, Jr., Essex County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Gary A. Thomas, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges PRESSLER, SKILLMAN and D'ANNUNZIO.


The opinion of the court was delivered by SKILLMAN, J.A.D.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of purposeful or knowing murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1) and (2); possession of a handgun without a permit, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5b; and possession of a handgun with the purpose to use it unlawfully against the person of another, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4a.1 The court sentenced defendant to life...

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