Search Rutgers Law Library N.J. Court Opinions

91 State of New Jersey v. Alonzo B. Hill -- rank: 575

... voluntarily asserted some proof to create an affirmative defense, see N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a) (self-defense or defense of others); State v. Williams ...

docket:	a-5-08
court:	supreme
decided:	2009-07-14
status:
citation:	199 N.J. 545 974 A.2d 403
Document Size:	146190

92 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JAMES E. GREISHABER JR -- rank: 575

... Jersey self-defense model jury charge. Model Jury Charge (Criminal) , N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4, "Justification — Self Defense" (2011). 7 The judge awarded a ...

docket:	a0084-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-11-21
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	44685

93 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2008-16.opn.html -- rank: 573

... ARGUE A-2008-16T1 5 SELF-DEFENSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 AND THE LESSER CHARGE OF SHOPLIFTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH N ... argue that he acted in self-defense in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4, and failed to request that the court consider the lesser ... the trial record supporting the justification of self- defense under N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4. 'A person may justifiably use force against another if he ... State v. Galicia, 210 N.J. 364, 389 (2012) (quoting N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a)). However, '[i]t is generally accepted that one who ...

docket:
court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
decided:
status:
citation:
Document Size:	24400

94 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MARCIA M. COKE -- rank: 571

... violence in support of defendant's self-defense claim. See N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a). "Determinations on the admissibility of other-crime evidence are ...

docket:	a1087-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-10-02
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	39826

95 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ZIA BERISHA -- rank: 568

... 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 ...

docket:	a2191-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-06-14
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	50306

96 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. REYMOND S. VILLANUEVA -- rank: 566

... self-defense against the use of excessive force pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4. In support of his claim that such force was utilized ... as a defense to a charge of second-degree robbery.      N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 provides in relevant part:     a. . . . Subject to the provisions of ...

docket:	A0360-03
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2004-12-22
status:	published
citation:	373 N.J. Super. 588 862 A.2d 119
Document Size:	43055

97 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a0957-19.opn.html -- rank: 563

... to meet an immediate danger should the justification afforded by N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 be considered. [ 104 N.J. 189, 208-09 (1986) (emphasis ...

docket:
court:
decided:
status:
citation:
Document Size:	33400

98 MARCELLO BUSTAMANTE v. BOROUGH OF PARAMUS -- rank: 561

... legal." Cannel, New Jersey Criminal Code Annotated , comment 10 on N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 (2009) (citing State v. Mulvihill , 57 N.J. 151 , 156 ...

docket:	a1869-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-05-07
status:	Published
citation:	413 N.J. Super. 276 994 A.2d 573
Document Size:	93597

99 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DARNELL REED -- rank: 561

... have given Model Charge (Criminal) , "Justification - Self-Defense, Resisting Arrest ( N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4)," (October 17, 1988) as part of its resisting arrest instructions ... criminal offense has been committed." Id. at 156; see also N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(1)(a) (although a person may not use force ...

docket:	a1529-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-05-30
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	40672

100 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROGER EMMONS -- rank: 559

... did not provide a rational basis for such a charge. N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 states that self-defense is established by proof that the ...

docket:	a5808-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-04-10
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	43599

101 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CHRISTOPHER M. CHAVIES, -- rank: 559

... he charged the jury on the doctrines of self-defense, N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4, and imperfect self-defense, N.J.S.A. 2C:3 ... justifiable homicide for which there is no criminal liability. See N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4.     Defendant's self-defense claim makes the instruction here even ...

docket:	a6418-99
court:	njappellate
decided:	2001-11-09
status:	published
citation:	345 N.J. Super. 254
Document Size:	53944

102 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOSHUA EVANS -- rank: 559

... from physical harm, or to defend himself, or both. Under N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a), 'the use of force upon or towards another person ... Jury Charges (Criminal), 'Justification – Self Defense in Self Protection (N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4)' (rev. June 13, 2011). The problem is that this definition ...

docket:	a4133-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-08-18
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	28381

103 STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. JASON RAMIREZ -- rank: 556

... against the use of unlawful force by such other person.' N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a). There was no evidence the victim did anything other ...

docket:	a2495-22
court:	appellate
decided:	2024-06-03
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	27456

104 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DOMINIQUE MITCHELL -- rank: 556

... in original) (quoting Galicia, 210 N.J. at 390-91). N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a) provides that 'the use of force upon or toward ...

docket:	a0305-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-10-11
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	32653

105 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KEVIN B. ROGERS -- rank: 551

... then the jury charge was clear that only the generic [ N.J.S.A. ] 2C:3-4 theory was available. Competent lawyers could reasonably and easily differ ...

docket:	a2992-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-04-09
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	26529