STATE v. FIGUEROA


872 A.2d 1087 (2005)

377 N.J. Super. 331

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Miguel FIGUEROA, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Deborah Bartolomey, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General, attorney; Joie Piderit, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief; Ms. Bartolomey, of counsel and on the supplemental brief).

Before Judges STERN, COBURN and S.L. REISNER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

COBURN, J.A.D.

After losing his motion to represent himself in this capital case, Miguel Figueroa was placed on trial before a jury, which found him guilty of purposeful or knowing murder, felony murder, aggravated sexual assault, and sexual assault. There was no penalty phase because the jury did not unanimously find that he committed the murder by his own conduct, and he received an aggregate prison sentence of life...

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