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STATE v. FORTIN

843 A.2d 974 (2004)

178 N.J. 540

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Steven R. FORTIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 3, 2004.

Order Granting Clarification February 6, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacqueline E. Turner and Linda Mehling, Assistant Deputy Public Defenders, argued the cause for appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

Nancy A. Hulett, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Peter C. Harvey, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Justice ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Defendant Steven Fortin was convicted by a jury of capital murder and sentenced to death. He claims that he was denied a fair trial as a result of various rulings of the trial court in the guilt and penalty phases of the trial. We conclude that the trial errors were sufficiently egregious so as to deny defendant a fair trial and,...

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