STATE v. WILSON


135 N.J. 4 (1994)

637 A.2d 1237

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JOSEPH LEE WILSON, JR., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James K. Smith, Jr., Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Zulima V. Farber, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Smith and Mark E. Tabakman, Designated Counsel, on the briefs).

Marsetta Lee, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Fred DeVesa, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).


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

The narrow issue presented in this appeal is the admissibility of a videotape presentation of the scene of a crime. Filmed three days after the crime, the videotape depicts the physical location of the witnesses and the murder victim at the time of the crime. The participants in the video do not move or speak. The video, rather than constituting a reenactment of the events, simply gives a special overview of...

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