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1 State v. Manuel B.Ortiz -- rank: 1000

... did not know what he was doing was wrong[.]” N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. If those circumstances are proven, the verdict and judgment must ... defendant who is adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, and released, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:4 ...

docket:	a-109-06
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decided:	2008-01-17
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citation:	193 N.J. 278
Document Size:	71331

2 State v. Boyce Singleton, Jr. -- rank: 994

... a result of a deific command. 1. In New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 sets forth the test for legal insanity. Defendant can establish ... insanity enshrined in the Code of Criminal Justice (Code). See N.J.S.A . 2C:4-1. As our Model Jury Charge illuminates for jurors, “[t ... 2d 488 , 491 (Wash. 1983) (en banc). In New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 sets forth the test for legal insanity: A person is ... which must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence. N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 codifies the common-law M’Naghten 7 test for legal ... 339 , 341-42 (E. & A. 1909). When the Legislature adopted N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 in 1978, L. 1978, c. 95, it chose to preserve ... nature and quality of the act he was doing.” N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. Second, even if the defendant did know the nature ...

docket:	A-124-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2012-07-30
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citation:	211 N.J. 157 48 A.3d 285
Document Size:	164622

3 State v. June Gorthy -- rank: 961

... for his or her conduct under the standard stated in N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. It is an affirmative defense that defendant must specifically invoke ... did not know what he was doing was wrong.” N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. This appeal requires the Court to determine whether a trial ... defendant “may assert the defense of insanity pursuant to [ N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1],” and submitted to the trial court the report of ... explained that defendant’s mental condition met the requirements of N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, the New Jersey statute governing the insanity defense, but that ... 1843), the Legislature prescribed the standard for criminal insanity in N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1: A person is not criminally responsible for conduct if at ... must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence.” N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. In order to rely on the insanity defense at ...

docket:	A-51-14
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2016-09-28
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citation:	226 N.J. 516 145 A.3d 146
Document Size:	110695

4 State of New Jersey v. William E. Rivera -- rank: 955

... must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence.” N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. A diminished capacity defense has a different focus. As codified ... capacity. See N.J.S.A. 2C:4-3 (competence); N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1 (insanity); N.J.S.A. 2C:4-2 (diminished capacity ... did not know what he was doing was wrong.” N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1; see generally State v. Winder , 200 N.J. 231, 241 ... must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence.” N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. To be sure, even when the affirmative defense of insanity ... “If a defendant intends to claim insanity pursuant to [ N.J.S.A. ] 2C:4-1 or the absence of a requisite state of mind pursuant ... the following sections of the Code of Criminal Justice: . . . Insanity, [ N.J.S.A. ] 2C:4-1[ and] Lack of Requisite State of Mind, [ N.J. ...

docket:	A-11-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2011-04-26
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citation:	205 N.J. 472 16 A.3d 352
Document Size:	97737

5 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROBERT HANDY -- rank: 925

... state at the time of the alleged criminal act. See N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1; see also State v. Rivera , 205 N.J. 472 , 485 ... within Title 2C of insanity as an affirmative defense. See N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. The 1979 Criminal Code codified the standards of the M ... which must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1.] The burden to prove insanity is on the defendant. State ...

docket:	a0401-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-04
status:	published
citation:	421 N.J. Super. 559 25 A.3d 1140
Document Size:	160204

6 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. J.T. -- rank: 889

... he did not know what he was doing was wrong. [N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1.] As an affirmative defense, defendant has the burden to prove ... and that burden never shifts. [Model Jury Charges (Criminal), 'Insanity (N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1)' (approved Oct. 17, 1988).] Distilled to its essence, 'one who ... did not know that what [she] was doing was wrong.' N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. See also State v. Odom, 116 N.J. 65, 71 ...

docket:	a4041-11
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-06-13
status:	Published
citation:	455 N.J.Super. 176 188 A.3d 1058
Document Size:	166402

7 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ELLIOTT WRIGHT TAYLOR -- rank: 870

... 425 N.J. Super. 375, 384 (App. Div. 2012) (citing N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1(f)(2)). The court ''must be clearly convinced that the ...

docket:	a0901-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-06-28
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	39163

8 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a1761-11.opn.html -- rank: 859

... evidence. State v. Singleton , 211 N.J. 157 , 174 (2012); N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. The same burden allocation applies to a statutory entrapment defense ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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9 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. EDWIN URBINA -- rank: 859

... evidence. State v. Singleton , 211 N.J. 157 , 174 (2012); N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. The same burden allocation applies to a statutory entrapment defense ...

docket:	a1761-11
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
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10 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. LYNN GIOVANNI -- rank: 848

... was wrong. This would be consistent with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1." Her depression was so severe that defendant could not separate ...

docket:	a1877-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-11-19
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	68582

11 STATE V. JOSEPH HARRIS -- rank: 840

... he did not know what he was doing was wrong." N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. Insanity is an affirmative defense that must be proven by ...

docket:	a-3-94
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1995-07-12
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citation:	141 N.J. 525
Document Size:	152093

12 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. STEVEN E. WRIGHT -- rank: 831

... a pharmacist. At trial, Wright unsuccessfully presented an insanity defense. N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. The jury found him guilty of first-degree murder, contrary ...

docket:	a1296-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-18
status:	unpublished
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13 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. OSCAR CORDOBA -- rank: 823

... the defendant must demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence. N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. The State was under no obligation to explain defendant's ...

docket:	a0921-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-06-14
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	94816

14 State v. Charles Apprendi, Jr. -- rank: 815

... of the sentence imposed or three years, whichever is greater. N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1. The psychologist diagnosed defendant as having an obsessive-compulsive disorder ...

docket:	a-164-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1999-06-24
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citation:	159 N.J. 7
Document Size:	115562

15 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. PAULINO NJANGO -- rank: 809

... failed to adequately inform defendant about 'potential defenses' of insanity, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-1, or diminished capacity, N.J.S.A. 2C:4-2 ...

docket:	a0397-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-03-05
status:	Published
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Document Size:	25266