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121 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status:	unpublished
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122 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SHARIFF MUHAMMAD -- rank: 501

... 4a) (Revised 3/22/04). 3 The self-defense statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4, provides as follows, in pertinent part: The use of deadly force is not justifiable under [ N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4] unless the actor reasonably believes that such force is necessary ...

docket:	a4392-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-06-17
status:	unpublished
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123 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. STEVEN OSMOLSKI, JR -- rank: 496

... force is not being employed by the arresting officer. See N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(1)(a); State v. Owens , 102 N.J. Super ...

docket:	a2221-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-10-22
status:	unpublished
citation:
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124 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JACQUELINE OSMOLSKI -- rank: 496

... force is not being employed by the arresting officer. See N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(1)(a); State v. Owens , 102 N.J. Super ...

docket:	a2220-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-10-22
status:	unpublished
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125 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. FIDEL HERNANDEZ -- rank: 493

... that defendant was not acting in self-defense. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a), the use of force is justifiable for the protection ...

docket:	a4858-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-03-03
status:	Unpublished
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126 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ANTHONY ONUNU -- rank: 493

... 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 ...

docket:	a1846-12
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-11-11
status:	Published
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127 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. NELSON GARCIA -- rank: 493

... defense. Defense counsel sought a self-defense charge pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 , arguing that the jury could find that defendant acted in ...

docket:	a0509-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-07-19
status:	unpublished
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128 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DWAYNE BROWN -- rank: 491

... N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4a and reckless manslaughter, N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4. The record reflects that the judge's draft charge on ...

docket:	a4571-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-06-12
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	36201

129 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. TIMOTHY A. HORNE -- rank: 491

... force by such other person on the present occasion'') (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a)). Instead, '[t]he facts established at trial show that ...

docket:	a2293-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-12-20
status:	Unpublished
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130 J.M.M v. A.P. -- rank: 489

... force to defend himself, his friends and family and property. N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(c)(1) provides that the use of force or deadly ... surrender or withdraw, and the intruder refused to do so. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(c)(2).] There was no testimony that A.P. demanded ...

docket:	a5896-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-04-12
status:	unpublished
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131 A-0STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CARMEN MATOS, a/k/a MARIA DEL CARMEN July 8 2015 -- rank: 479

... failure to investigate is that she acted in self-defense. N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a) provides "the use of force upon or toward another ...

docket:	a1547-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-12-11
status:	unpublished
citation:
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132 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, v. WILLIAM TORRES -- rank: 477

... s defense throughout the trial.' Again, we disagree. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a), 'the use of force upon or toward another person ...

docket:	a1882-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-01-21
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	27115

133 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JONG MOON CHOE -- rank: 472

... unlawful force by such other person on the present occasion." N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4. Moreover, the use of force must be proportional in its ... life, the defense of self-defense would have failed. See N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4. Defendant implicitly concedes that his absence from the trial made ...

docket:	a0064-09
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-11-10
status:	unpublished
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134 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CARLTON L. CLARK -- rank: 472

... unlawful force by such other person on the present occasion." N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a). However, a person "who provokes or initiates an assault ...

docket:	a5065-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-05-11
status:	unpublished
citation:
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135 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1686-16.opn.html -- rank: 472

... State v. Jenkins, 178 N.J. 347, 359 (2004). Finally, N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(1)(a) provides: The use of force is not ...

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