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STATE v. OGUTA

DOCKET No. A-2598-19.

255 A.3d 1233 (2021)

468 N.J. Super. 100

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Kephine OGUTA, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 17, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney for appellant ( John Douard , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief).

Esther Suarez , Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent ( Ednin D. Martinez , Assistant Prosecutor, on the brief).

Before Judges Fisher, Gilson, and Moynihan.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

This appeal presents the relatively rare set of facts requiring a self-defense jury instruction when a defendant is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d). A jury convicted defendant Kephine Oguta of fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon...

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