STATE v. VENABLE

No. A-5237-06T4, No. A-5527-06T4

986 A.2d 743 (2010)

411 N.J. Super. 458

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Raheem VENABLE, Defendant-Appellant. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Malik Simmons, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 29, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Muhammad Ibn Bashir, attorney for appellant Raheem Venable.

Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney for appellant Malik Simmons (Alan I. Smith, Designated Counsel, on the brief).

Appellant Raheem Venable filed a pro se supplemental brief.

Appellant Malik Simmons filed a pro se supplemental brief.

Paula T. Dow, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Sara A. Friedman, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the briefs).

Before Judges SKILLMAN, FUENTES and SIMONELLI.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SKILLMAN, P.J.A.D.

A jury found codefendants Raheem Venable and Malik Simmons guilty of purposeful or knowing murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1),(2); possession of a handgun without a permit, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b); and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a). The trial court sentenced...

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