STATE v. GIDEON

A-31 September Term 2019 083178.

242 A.3d 855 (2021)

244 N.J. 538

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donnell GIDEON, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 14, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda A. Shashoua , Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant ( Jill S. Mayer , Acting Camden County Prosecutor, attorney; Linda A. Shashoua , of counsel and on the briefs).

Alan Dexter Bowman , Newark, argued the cause for respondent ( Alan Dexter Bowman , on the briefs).

Steven A. Yomtov , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Steven A. Yomtov , of counsel and on the brief).


After being arrested in connection with a shooting in Camden that resulted in the death of one individual and injuries to three others, defendant Donnell Gideon implicated himself in a statement to police. At trial, Gideon recanted his statement to police and, for the first time, offered a potential...

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