STATE v. ROBINSON


754 A.2d 1153 (2000)

165 N.J. 32

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Edward ROBINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen W. Kirsch, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, for defendant-appellant (Ivelisse Torres, Public Defender, attorney).

Michelle Katich, Assistant Prosecutor, for plaintiff-respondent (Ronald S. Fava, Passaic County Prosecutor, attorney).

H. John Witman, III, Deputy Attorney General, for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General, attorney).


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

In this criminal appeal, we consider whether the jury instructions on identification should have been "tailored" or "molded" to the unique facts of the case. Defendant was convicted of armed robbery largely on the basis of eyewitness testimony. In essence, defendant argues that the trial court committed plain error because it did not comment on the perceived weaknesses in the State's evidence. We conclude that...

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