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STATE v. WATKINS

No. A-5715-08T4.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JESSE ELWOOD WATKINS a/k/a JESSE WAKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 17, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Buckman Law Firm, attorneys for appellant ( Lilia Londar and Toni Telles , on the brief).

Robert L. Taylor , Cape May County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent ( J. Vincent Molitor , Assistant Prosecutor, on the brief).

Before Judges A.A. Rodríguez and Ashrafi.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION

PER CURIAM.

Nineteen years after the disappearance of his cousin Craig White, defendant Jesse Watkins was tried before a jury and convicted of murdering him. He appeals, arguing that his trial was unfair because: (1) venue should have been transferred out of Cape May County; (2) the judge improperly influenced the jury's deliberations by summarizing witness testimony in the final jury charge...

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