STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent,
v.
Andre HIGGS, Defendant-Appellant.
Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 24, 2022.
Decided March 30, 2023.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John J. McMahon argued the cause for appellant (Law Office of John J. McMahon, attorneys; John J. McMahon, of counsel and on the briefs, and Lois De Julio, on the briefs).
Matthew E. Hanley, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor argued the cause for respondent (Theodore N. Stephens, II, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Matthew E. Hanley, of counsel and on the briefs).
Michael R. Noveck, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for amicus curiae Public Defender of New Jersey (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Michael R. Noveck, of counsel and on the briefs).
Dillon Reisman argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; Dillon Reisman, Jeanne LoCicero, and Alexander Shalom, Newark, on the brief).
CJ Griffin argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, attorneys; CJ Griffin and Chanel J. Hudson, on the brief).
Sundeep Iyer, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General, attorney; Alec Schierenbeck, Deputy State Solicitor, and Steven K. Cuttonaro, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).
JUSTICEPIERRE-LOUIS delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether to uphold several trial court rulings. Defendant Andre Higgs was convicted of murder after a jury trial. Defendant and the decedent, Latrena May, had been involved in a romantic relationship and shared a child. On the evening of May's death...
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