STATE v. WATSON


261 N.J. Super. 169 (1992)

618 A.2d 367

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. CARLYLE WATSON, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Caruso, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Zulima V. Farber, Public Defender, attorney; Stephen A. Caruso, of counsel and on the brief).

James E. Jones, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Robert J. Del Tufo, Attorney General, attorney; James E. Jones, Jr., of counsel and on the letter brief).

Before Judges MICHELS, BILDER and BAIME.


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

Following a jury trial, defendant Carlyle Watson was found guilty of knowing and purposeful murder, murder while committing a kidnapping, murder while committing a robbery, and possession of handguns for an unlawful purpose. He was sentenced to concurrent custodial terms of life with a minimum of thirty years for each of the murder convictions. The weapons conviction was merged in the murder convictions.

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