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STATE v. VANDEWEAGHE

827 A.2d 1028 (2003)

177 N.J. 229

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Peter VANDEWEAGHE, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 21, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Hulett, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Peter C. Harvey, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Ms. Hulett and Wendy Alice Way, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the briefs).

Stephen W. Kirsch, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by ZAZZALI, J.

In this appeal we must determine whether the admission of irrelevant and highly prejudicial evidence that defendant suffered from antisocial personality disorder was justified on the ground that defendant "opened the door" in his intoxication defense to murder.

This matter arose after several individuals witnessed defendant Peter Vandeweaghe kick his female companion to death in Atlantic City. Defendant...

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