STATE v. KNIGHT

DOCKET NO. A-0377-20, A-0437-21.

307 A.3d 552 (2023)

477 N.J. Super. 400

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Fuquan K. KNIGHT, a/k/a Fuquan K. Knight, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Shaquan K. Knight, a/k/a Shaquan Kyle, and Shaquan Kyleknight, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Argued (A-0437-21) November 6, 2023.

Decided December 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney for appellant Fuquan K. Knight ( Andrew R. Burroughs , Designated Counsel, on the briefs).

Morgan A. Birck , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant Shaquan K. Knight ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Morgan A. Birck, of counsel and on the briefs).

Theodore N. Stephens II , Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent State of New Jersey in A-0377-20 ( Caitlinn Raimo , Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the briefs).

Hannah Faye Kurt , Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent State of New Jersey in A-0437-21 ( Theodore N. Stephens II , Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Hannah Faye Kurt, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges Sabatino, Marczyk, and Chase.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

These two appeals, which we consolidate for purposes of this opinion, arise out of a joint trial in which two brothers, Fuquan K. Knight (defendant in A-377-20) and Shaquan K. Knight (defendant in A-437-21), were found guilty by a jury of armed robbery and other offenses.

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