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76 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DONALD NAEEM BAILS -- rank: 607

... 413 N.J. Super. 276 , 296 (App. Div. 2010) (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a)). A trial judge must charge self defense "'if there ...

docket:	a5798-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-10-19
status:	unpublished
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77 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. WINSTON BEARD Defendant-Appellant -- rank: 607

... Model Jury Charge (Criminal) , Justification Self Defense - In Self Protection ( N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4) (2006). The instructions included a recitation of the charges brought ...

docket:	a2480-06
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-03-31
status:	unpublished
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78 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. OSMANI THEN -- rank: 607

... Model Jury Charge (Criminal) , Justification Self Defense - In Self Protection ( N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4) (2006). The instructions included a recitation of the charges brought ...

docket:	a3070-06
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-03-31
status:	unpublished
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79 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ANWAR H. BELTON -- rank: 607

... it necessary to protect against 'death or serious bodily harm.' N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2). Applying Urbina, we are persuaded that defendant suggested ... force was necessary to protect against such serious bodily harm. N.J.S.A. 2C:3- 4(b)(2).4 As defendant suggested a defense of defense ... the use of force against himself in the same encounter.' N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2)(a). 18 A-0971-16T1 and voluntary . . . a ...

docket:	a0971-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-12-26
status:	published
citation:	452 N.J.Super. 528 178 A.3d 74
Document Size:	72009

80 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CHRISTOPHER M. JACKSON -- rank: 599

... necessary to protect himself against death or serious bodily harm." N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2). "[A] defendant claiming self-defense must have an ...

docket:	a3605-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-07-06
status:	unpublished
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81 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JERGERE E. MINAYA-ACOSTA -- rank: 595

... Jury Charges (Criminal), 'Justification – Self Defense (In Self Protection), N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4,' at 3 (rev. Nov. 13, 2023) 5 (footnotes omitted). Although ... reached.' State v. Macon, 57 N.J. 325, 336 (1971). N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a) provides 'the use of force upon or toward another ... on the present occasion.' This justification is not without limit. N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2), states in relevant part: The use of deadly ...

docket:	a1827-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2024-03-08
status:	Unpublished
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82 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. EARL C. WHALEY -- rank: 595

... himself from the officer's excessive use of force." Ibid. N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a). We have explicitly determined that the distinction of "whether ... protect himself. Simms , supra , 369 N.J. Super. at 472; N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a). Though Eidmann testified that defendant was not trying to ...

docket:	a2189-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-05-02
status:	unpublished
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83 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CHRISTOPHER NEIDERMAN -- rank: 590

... third person when: (1) The actor would be justified under [ N.J.S.A. ] 2C:3-4 in using such force to protect himself against the injury ...

docket:	a0164-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-09-30
status:	unpublished
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84 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3652-18.opn.html -- rank: 590

... unlawful force by such other person on the present occasion.' N.J.S.A. 2C:3- 4(a). 'A trial judge must sua sponte charge self-defense ...

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85 STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. CHRISTOPHER UDELL TEETER -- rank: 585

... to Rule 3:12-1 that he intended to invoke N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a), and submitted a proffer that the use of force ...

docket:	a3806-19
court:	appellate
decided:	2024-04-09
status:	Unpublished
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86 STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. CALVIN L. CLARK -- rank: 585

... Model Jury Charges (Criminal), 'Justification—Self Defense: In Self Protection (N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4)' at 3 (rev. Nov. 13, 2023). As to credibility of ... necessity of using such force with complete safety by retreating . . . .' N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2)(b). However, '[t]he actor is not obliged ... retreat from his dwelling, unless he was the initial aggressor.' N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2)(b)(i). A-1331-22 27 This archive ...

docket:	a1331-22
court:	appellate
decided:	2024-05-28
status:	Unpublished
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87 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a-70-18.opn.html -- rank: 585

... s Office concluded that Martinez’s actions were justified under N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 and 3-5 because he “reasonably believed Bryheim Baskinâ ...

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88 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. LARRY D. WILSON -- rank: 580

... sufficient grounds to support a self-defense claim. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a), 'the use of force upon or toward another person ... encounter; and (3) cannot retreat or use non-deadly force. N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2)(b). Here, defendant used deadly force when he ...

docket:	a1522-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-02-22
status:	Unpublished
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89 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ADEGOKE ODINA -- rank: 578

... BECAUSE HIS CONDUCT WAS JUSTIFIED AS SELF-DEFENSE PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a), AND THE STATE HAS FAILED TO PROVE BEYOND A ... unlawful force by such other person on the present occasion." N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a). The State's evidence showed no basis for defendant ...

docket:	a5105-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-02-06
status:	unpublished
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90 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. AMALIA MIRASOLA -- rank: 578

... or serious injury at the hands of her husband. See N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2). The allegations of past sexual abuse of V ...

docket:	a3639-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-11-25
status:	unpublished
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