STATE v. JENKINS


840 A.2d 242 (2004)

178 N.J. 347

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Respondent, v. Kendall J. JENKINS, Defendant-Respondent and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 4, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeanne Screen, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant and cross-respondent (Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Donald T. Thelander, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney; Stephen P. Hunter, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel).


Justice ZAZZALI delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal involves two issues. The first is whether the trial court's failure to instruct on lesser-included offenses warrants reversal; the second centers on whether the introduction of evidence of other crimes deprived defendant of a fair trial. Because each inquiry leads us to conclude that defendant is entitled to relief, we affirm the judgment of the Appellate Division...

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