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STATE v. JOHNSON

No. A-5686-08T4.

24 A.3d 842 (2011)

421 N.J. Super. 511

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Phillip JOHNSON a/k/a Lamar Brown, Corey Robertson, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided August 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvonne Smith Segars , Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Monique Moyse, Designated Counsel, on the brief).

Robert D. Laurino , Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Luanh L. Lloyd, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges FUENTES, ASHRAFI and NUGENT.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

ASHRAFI, J.A.D.

Tried for murder and weapons offenses, a jury found defendant Phillip Johnson guilty only of third-degree possession of a handgun without a permit. He was sentenced to an extended term of seven years' imprisonment. He appeals, alleging trial errors and an excessive sentence. Because of two trial errors that prejudiced defendant's right to a fair trial, we reverse the conviction and remand for a new...

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