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STATE v. HANDY

Docket No. A-0401-09T4

25 A.3d 1140 (2011)

421 N.J. Super. 559

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Robert HANDY, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided August 4, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith B. Fallon , First Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant ( Yvonne Smith Segars , Public Defender, attorney; Ms. Fallon, of counsel and on the brief).

Ashlea D. Thomas , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent ( Paula T. Dow , Attorney General, attorney; Leslie-Ann M. Justus , Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges LISA, SABATINO, and ALVAREZ.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SABATINO, J.A.D.

This unusual case involves a defendant who, at a bench trial, was found not guilty of murder and other related offenses by reason of insanity, but who sought to have a jury trial to seek acquittal on a theory of self-defense. In rejecting defendant's motion to be tried first on his self-defense claim and instead proceeding solely with the insanity issue, the trial court was guided by our opinion in...

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