STATE v. RAMIREZ

A-59 September Term 2019. 083902.

248 A.3d 1205 (2021)

246 N.J. 61

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Raquel RAMIREZ, Defendant-Respondent. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jorge Orozco, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 14, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah C. Hunt , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Sarah C. Hunt, of counsel and on the briefs).

Alyssa A. Aiello , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent Raquel Ramirez ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Alyssa A. Aiello, of counsel and on the briefs).

Frank M. Gennaro , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent Jorge Orozco ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Frank M. Gennaro, of counsel and on the briefs).

Darcy J. Baboulis-Gyscek argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, attorneys; Darcy J. Baboulis-Gyscek, and Aidan P. O'Connor , Hackensack, on the brief).


Defendants Raquel Ramirez and Jorge Orozco were charged with murder and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the death of their two-year-old daughter. They were tried jointly. The prosecution argued in part that defendants were equally responsible for the many...

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