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106 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ZIA BERISHA -- rank: 539

... necessary to protect himself against death or serious bodily harm. N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2). Here, defendant discharged a firearm, resulting in the ... the judge would have been required to give. See generally N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4; Model Jury Charges (Criminal), 'Justification - Self Defense In Self Protection ...

docket:	a2496-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-02-07
status:	Published
citation:	458 N.J.Super. 105 203 A.3d 169
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107 STATEOF NEW JERSEY v. HASAN BRUCE -- rank: 537

... State v. Galicia, 210 N.J. 364, 389 (2012) (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a)). 'The use of deadly force is not justifiable . . . unless ... protect himself [or herself] against death or serious bodily harm[.]' N.J.S.A. 2C:3- 4(b)(2). Moreover, the use of deadly force is not ... necessity of using such force with complete safety by retreating . . . .' N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2)(b). Applying these principles to the facts developed ...

docket:	a1161-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-01-25
status:	unpublished
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108 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SHARIFF MUHAMMAD -- rank: 532

... unlawful force by such other person on the present occasion." N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a). To avail himself of the justification of self-defense ...

docket:	a0358-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-11-20
status:	unpublished
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109 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. GREGORY HYACINTHE -- rank: 530

... N.J. at 174. A-3978-17T3 13 Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a), 'the use of force upon or toward another person ...

docket:	a3978-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-04-30
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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110 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SHAZIM KHAN -- rank: 527

... by statute , N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3. Furthermore: N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2) provides that the use of deadly force is ... self-defense." Galicia , supra , 210 N.J. at 391 (citing N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2)(b)). Here, defendant has not shown that he ...

docket:	a4072-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-09-02
status:	unpublished
citation:
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111 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a1846-12.opn.html -- rank: 518

... affirmative defenses of self-defense and defense of others. See N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 and -5. Thereafter, defendant served notice of his intention to ... bodily harm.'" Jenewicz , supra , 193 N.J. at 450 (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2)). 5 "A self-defense claim therefore requires a ...

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112 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. BRAYAN RENDON-MONCADA -- rank: 518

... Model Jury Charges (Criminal), 'Justification - Self Defense, In Self Protection (N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4)' (rev. June 13, 2011). Accordingly, the facts essential to defendant ...

docket:	a2008-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-08-19
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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113 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. B.H. -- rank: 518

... Compare Cannel, New Jersey Criminal Code Annotated , comment 3 on N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 with comment 4 on N.J.S.A. 2C:2 ...

docket:	A3824-02
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2003-11-17
status:	published
citation:	364 N.J. Super. 171 834 A.2d 106
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114 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. LUIS A. PEREZ -- rank: 513

... explained that based on the evidence and the requirements of N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a), it was unlikely that a claim of self-defense ...

docket:	a5274-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-07-24
status:	unpublished
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115 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MICHAEL MAURO, JR -- rank: 510

... this affirmative defense, including its limitations. In part pertinent here, N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 provides: a. Use of force justifiable for protection of the ... effect an arrest. Ibid . Even prior to the adoption of N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4, the Supreme Court explained: "If, in effectuating the arrest or ...

docket:	a0491-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-08-13
status:	unpublished
citation:
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116 STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS JERMAINE BRYANT -- rank: 508

... See Cannel, New Jersey Criminal Code Annotated , comment 9 on N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 (1995).     But even if one could conjure up facts where ... Legal commentators have suggested that the standard spelled out in N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 (1995) (quoting 1971 Commentary, par. 10); but see State v ... attack. Cannel, New Jersey Criminal Code Annotated , comment 11 on N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 (1995) (quoting 1971 Commentary, par 10). The defendant is disqualified ...

docket:	a4709-93
court:	njappellate
decided:	1996-02-27
status:	published
citation:	288 N.J.Super. 27
Document Size:	20475

117 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MATTHEW B. CRADDOCK -- rank: 508

... the jury, it constituted a complete defense to the charges. N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4. It was also relevant to the lesser-included offenses that ...

docket:	a2770-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-06-23
status:	unpublished
citation:
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118 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. AWAN SMITH -- rank: 508

... necessary to protect him from death or serious bodily injury. N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2) ("The use of deadly force is not justifiable ... necessary to protect himself against death or serious bodily harm."). N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2) justifies the use of deadly force only when ...

docket:	a1523-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-12-29
status:	unpublished
citation:
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119 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN MAHONEY -- rank: 506

... of imminence required by the statutes governing those defenses. See N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a) (declaring justifiable the use of force when the actor ... A. 2C:3-5(a)(1) (incorporating the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 in declaring the circumstances that justify an actor's use ... by Dr. Dougherty supported the "immediately necessary" element of both N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a) and N.J.S.A. 2C:3-5(a ...

docket:	a2540-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-11-02
status:	unpublished
citation:
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120 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JEROME A. TURNER, JR -- rank: 503

... accepted as the [defendant] had a self-defense claim per N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4. When a defendant challenges the factual basis for a guilty ... unlawful force by such other person on the present occasion." N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a). Defendant's factual basis for his plea did not ...

docket:	a0179-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-10-29
status:	unpublished
citation:
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