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16 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. BRANDON KANE -- rank: 801

... the person he was angry at." Using the language of N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, he opined defendant's actions demonstrated that he understood the ... or to "know that what he was doing was wrong." N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. Finally, we discern no merit in defendant's challenge to ...

docket:	a2739-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-03-03
status:	published
citation:	449 N.J.Super. 119 155 A.3d 612
Document Size:	60481

17 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DWAYNE JONES -- rank: 801

... A. 2C:44-1(b)(7) (no prior history); eight, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1(b)(8) (conduct was the result of circumstances unlikely to ...

docket:	a1011-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-12-17
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	20534

18 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. M.P.R. -- rank: 798

... offenses. The trial court found mitigating factors six and ten, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1(b)(6), (10), but did not err in rejecting the ...

docket:	a3604-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-03-16
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	88385

19 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMITMENT OF C.M -- rank: 796

... defendant acquitted of attempted murder by reason of insanity under N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, as required by State v. Krol, 68 N.J. 236 ... indictment, based on the standard adopted by the Legislature in N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1,2 which provides: A person is not criminally responsible for ... be committed for a period of twenty (20) years, 2 ' N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 codifie[d] the common law M'Naghten test for legal ... affirmative defense of not guilty by reason of insanity under N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. Defense counsel argued, however, the question before Judge de la ...

docket:	a0425-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-11-09
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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20 State v. Lavar Winder -- rank: 787

... wrong. 1. The test for criminal insanity is found in N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, which states that a person is "not criminally responsible for ... was wrong. In addition to reciting the language contained in N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, the charge explains that the "question is not whether the ... At trial, he advanced the affirmative defense of insanity. See N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 ("A person is not criminally responsible for conduct if at ... Jersey, the test for criminal insanity is governed by statute. N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 provides: A person is not criminally responsible for conduct if ...

docket:	a-34-08
court:	supreme
decided:	2009-07-28
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citation:	200 N.J. 231 979 A.2d 312
Document Size:	143715

21 State v. Robert Handy -- rank: 779

... at 576-77. Consistent with the legal definition of insanity, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, Dr. Harris offered his opinion that although “defendant understood ... which must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1.] In our consideration of the insanity defense, we have concluded ... State v. Singleton , 211 N.J. 157 , 174 (2012) (citing N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1); State v. Jimenez , 188 N.J. 390 , 406 (2006) (citations ...

docket:	A-68-11
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2013-09-09
status:
citation:	215 N.J. 334 73 A.3d 421
Document Size:	107898

22 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1480-18.opn.html -- rank: 760

... for failing to investigate the possibility of asserting an insanity, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, or a diminished capacity defense, N.J.S.A. 2C ... which must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence[,]' N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, . . . [i]t is, accordingly, a defense that must be affirmatively ...

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23 State v. Porfirio Jimenez -- rank: 738

... not know what he [or she] was doing was wrong.” N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. “An insane person, unlike one suffering from diminished capacity, may ...

docket:	a-50-05
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2006-10-24
status:
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	80105

24 IN THE MATTER OF ERIK MATA -- rank: 735

... verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. In an order dated May 29, 2014, Judge Adam E ...

docket:	a5171-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-12-07
status:	unpublished
citation:
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25 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. E.W. -- rank: 730

... our opinion, the evidence did not support such a charge. N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 provides: A person is not criminally responsible for conduct if ...

docket:	a3691-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-05-21
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	51465

26 In the Matter of Jude J. Tonzola, An Attorney at Law -- rank: 724

... he did not know what he was doing was wrong.” N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. The Code also recognizes that, although a person may not ...

docket:	d-44-96
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2000-01-28
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citation:	162 N.J. 296
Document Size:	54830

27 State of New Jersey v. Alturik Francis -- rank: 721

... he also intends to raise an insanity defense pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. Although no notice to that effect has been made part ...

docket:	a-31-06
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2007-06-27
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citation:	191 N.J. 571
Document Size:	72761

28 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ALBERTO MARTINEZ -- rank: 713

... 4d. The court rejected defendant's affirmative defense of insanity. N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. By way of background, we adopt the trial judge's ...

docket:	a3368-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-10-12
status:	unpublished
citation:
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29 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ANIL NAYEE -- rank: 705

... of Ann Mendez. Instead, defendant advanced alternative defenses of insanity, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, and diminished capacity, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-2 ... negated the intent required for murder. Respecting the insanity defense, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 provides: A person is not criminally responsible for conduct if ...

docket:	a5060-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-07-05
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	64130

30 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. EUGENE C. TAYLOR -- rank: 699

... Super. at 343-44. The "insanity" defense is codified in N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, which provides that "[a] person is not criminally responsible for ...

docket:	a1076-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-05-17
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	30841