STATE v. GILLISPIE

No. A-101 (064819).

26 A.3d 397 (2011)

208 N.J. 59

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dwayne GILLISPIE, Defendant-Respondent. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gregory Buttler, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 9, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberta DiBiase , Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellants ( Marlene Lynch Ford , Ocean County Prosecutor, attorney; Michel A. Paulhus , Executive Assistant Prosecutor, on the brief).

Alan I. Smith , Designated Counsel, argued the cause for respondent Dwayne Gillispie ( Yvonne Smith Segars , Public Defender, attorney).

Michael J. Confusione , Designated Counsel, argued the cause for respondent Gregory Buttler ( Yvonne Smith Segars , Public Defender, attorney).


Judge STERN (temporarily assigned) delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certification, following the Appellate Division's reversal of defendants' murder convictions at separate trials, to determine the State's obligation to "sanitize" the details of "other-crimes" evidence introduced under N.J.R.E. 404(b) to prove defendants' identity. During defendants' trials on offenses related to a double homicide that...

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