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STATE v. ROMERO

922 A.2d 693 (2007)

191 N.J. 59

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Christopher ROMERO, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 21, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Berg, Trenton, argued the cause for appellant (Robin Kay Lord, attorney; Mr. Berg and Ms. Lord, of counsel and on the briefs).

Hillary K. Horton, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Stuart Rabner, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Raquel Y. Bristol, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for amicus curiae Office of the Public Defender (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

Gina Mendola Longarzo, Florham Park, argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Hack, Piro, O'Day, Merklinger, Wallace & McKenna and Connell & Foley, attorneys; Ms. Longarzo and Patricia A. Lee, on the brief).

Justice LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

Defendant, Christopher Romero, was convicted of first-degree robbery and related offenses in connection with the mugging of Carmine Cavaliere. Identification was the pivotal issue in the case. Defendant, who is Hispanic, claimed that the victim, a Caucasian, misidentified him. Because of the importance of the identification testimony and the dearth of corroborating evidence...

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