STATE v. TIERNEY


813 A.2d 560 (2003)

356 N.J. Super. 468

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Michelle TIERNEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Sloan, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Sloan, of counsel and on the brief).

Steven A. Yomtov, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Peter C. Harvey, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Mr. Yomtov, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges KING, LISA and FUENTES.


The opinion of the court was delivered by LISA, J.A.D.

Tried to a jury, defendant was convicted of first-degree knowing or purposeful murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1), (2) (count one), and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d (count two). The trial judge sentenced defendant for murder to thirty years imprisonment without eligibility for parole and for the weapons offense...

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