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State of New Jersey v. Nayee

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Sep 20, 2007
192 N.J. 475 (N.J. 2007)

Summary

In Nayee, our Supreme Court summarily remanded the matter for resentencing where the trial court "refus[ed] to consider the record before it in respect of defendant's mental illness as a mitigating factor."

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Opinion

September 20, 2007.


ORDERED that the petition for certification is granted, limited solely to the issue of the trial court's refusal to consider the record before it in respect of defendant's mental illness as a mitigating factor under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-1b(4) in arriving at its sentence; and it is further

ORDERED that the matter is summarily remanded to the trial court for resentencing in the light of State v. Nataluk, 316 N.J.Super. 336 , 349, 720 A.2d 401 (1998).


Summaries of

State of New Jersey v. Nayee

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Sep 20, 2007
192 N.J. 475 (N.J. 2007)

In Nayee, our Supreme Court summarily remanded the matter for resentencing where the trial court "refus[ed] to consider the record before it in respect of defendant's mental illness as a mitigating factor."

Summary of this case from State v. J.V.

remanding by order for the defendant's mental health to be considered under mitigating factor four in light of State v. Nataluk, 316 N.J. Super. 336, 349 (App. Div. 1998), which states that a defendant's mental health problems could be considered a mitigating factor even if a jury rejected the defendant's insanity defense

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Case details for

State of New Jersey v. Nayee

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT v. ANIL NAYEE…

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Sep 20, 2007

Citations

192 N.J. 475 (N.J. 2007)
932 A.2d 27

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