STATE v. DARBY


809 A.2d 138 (2002)

174 N.J. 509

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Roderick S. DARBY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided November 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan I. Smith, Jersey City, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (Peter A. Garcia, Acting Public Defender, attorney).

Simon Louis Rosenbach, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Glenn Berman, Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney).


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

Defendant was convicted of first-degree robbery of a deli that occurred on October 12, 1998. During the course of that trial, the State was permitted to introduce other-crime evidence of a subsequent robbery for the sole purpose of bolstering the credibility of Basim Hobson, a critical prosecution witness. He testified that he and defendant committed both robberies. The...

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