(DOWNLOAD) "State v. Fortin" by Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: State v. Fortin
Author : Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division
Release Date : January 01, 1999
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 58 KB

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In these consolidated, accelerated appeals in this capital murder case, pursuant to R. 2:2-4 we granted defendants motions for leave to appeal from two pre-trial evidential rulings. The Law Division Judge held other-crime evidence can be admitted against defendant during his trial, pursuant to N.J.R.E. 404(b), on the contested issue of identity. We affirm that ruling. The Judge also ruled that through use of a "linkage analysis," a former F.B.I. agent, modus operandi and ritualistic crimes expert, can testify at a trial pursuant to N.J.R.E. 702 that the same person who committed a subsequent crime also committed the crimes in this case. We reverse that ruling.