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STATE v. SINGLETON

A-124 September Term 2010, 067756

48 A.3d 285 (2012)

211 N.J. 157

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Boyce SINGLETON, Jr., Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 30, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Ducoat , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant ( Jeffrey S. Chiesa , Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

John W. Douard , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney).

Justice LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

In New Jersey, we adhere to the general proposition that a defendant who has the mental capacity to know basic societal mores that distinguish objectively between right and wrong is legally responsible for his criminal conduct. See State v. Sikora, 44 N.J. 453, 470, 210 A.2d 193 (1965). Mental illness does not in and of itself eliminate moral...

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