STATE v. BURNEY

A-14 September Term 2022 086966.

298 A.3d 1080 (2023)

255 N.J. 1

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Roberson BURNEY, a/k/a Robert Burney, John Burney, Robin Burney, and Michael Langford, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 2, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cody T. Mason , Deputy Public Defender II, argued the cause for appellant ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Cody T. Mason, of counsel and on the briefs, and Stephen W. Kirsch , Designated Counsel, on the briefs).

Lucille M. Rosano , Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent ( Theodore N. Stephens, II , Maplewood, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Lucille M. Rosano, of counsel and on the briefs).

Ethan Kisch , Newark, argued the cause for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, and The Innocence Project, Inc. (Gibbons, attorneys; Ethan Kisch and Lawrence S. Lustberg , Newark, on the brief).

Lauren Bonfiglio , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( Matthew J. Platkin , Attorney General, attorney; Lauren Bonfiglio, of counsel and on the brief).


In this appeal, we must determine whether it was cumulative error for the trial court to admit two pieces of evidence: expert testimony that defendant's cell phone was likely near a crime scene based on a "rule of thumb" approximation for cell tower ranges in the area, and a first-time in...

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