STATE v. EDMONDS


293 N.J. Super. 113 (1996)

679 A.2d 725

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. CALVIN EDMONDS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided August 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan L. Reisner, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Kevin G. Byrnes, Designated Counsel, of counsel and on the brief).

Clifford J. Minor, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Robert L. Cerefice, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges DREIER, ARNOLD M. STEIN and KESTIN.


ARNOLD M. STEIN, J.A.D.

Defendant was found guilty of first degree armed robbery. His codefendant, Charles White, was found guilty of second degree robbery, obviously as defendant's accomplice. We reverse because the identification charge given the jury was so insufficient that it deprived defendant of a fair trial.

On September 23, 1993, at about 2:00 p.m., sixteen-year-old K.C. had a gold chain torn from her neck. She gave the following account of the robbery...

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