STATE v. LOFTIN


146 N.J. 295 (1996)

680 A.2d 677

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. DONALD LOFTIN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel V. Gautieri and Susan Herman, Assistant Deputies Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Susan L. Reisner, Public Defender, attorney).

Paul H. Heinzel, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).


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

A jury convicted defendant, Donald Loftin, of the murder of Gary K. Marsh. At the penalty-phase hearing, a separately empanelled jury returned a death-penalty verdict, and the trial court sentenced defendant to death. Defendant appeals directly to this Court as of right. See Rule 2:2-1(a)(3). We affirm defendant's conviction for murder and his sentence of death...

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