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lack of a limiting instruction in New Jersey

6 New Jersey opinions name it 1 courts 2017–2026 4 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by New Jersey courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
State v. Mortongreen
nj · 1998 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026"The mere possibility that evidence could be prejudicial does not justify its exclusion." State v. Morton, 155 N.J. 383, 453-54 (1998).

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State v. Frisbygreen
nj · 2002 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
1 sentence

2025A failure to abide by and honor these strictures fatally weakens the role of the jury, depriving a defendant of the right to trial by jury. [Frisby, 174 N.J. at 594 (2002) (quoting State v. Hightower, 120 N.J. 378, 427-28 (1990) (Handler, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part)).] The risk that the detectives' statements might have led the jury to a verdict it would not otherwise have reached is compounded by the lack of a limiting instruction regarding how the jury should consider investigative techniques.

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State v. Hightowergreen
nj · 1990 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
1 sentence

2025A failure to abide by and honor these strictures fatally weakens the role of the jury, depriving a defendant of the right to trial by jury. [Frisby, 174 N.J. at 594 (2002) (quoting State v. Hightower, 120 N.J. 378, 427-28 (1990) (Handler, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part)).] The risk that the detectives' statements might have led the jury to a verdict it would not otherwise have reached is compounded by the lack of a limiting instruction regarding how the jury should consider investigative techniques.

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State v. Williamsgreen
nj · 2007 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019State v. Williams, 190 N.J. 114, 133-34 (2007).

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State v. Lanzogreen
nj · 1965 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017See State v. Lanzo, 44 N.J. 560, 566 (1965) (noting that "the defendant is in no position to urge prejudicial error" where he was afforded the opportunity and declined to propose redactions to an admissible statement). 25 A-1014-14T3 In addition, there was no plain error as to the lack of a limiting instruction.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in New Jersey. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
State v. Muhammad green
njsuperctappdiv · 2003
2 sentences

2025As we underscored in Muhammad, the trial testimony of both witnesses was played back in its entirety during the jury's deliberations, and "[t]his ameliorated any potential prejudice from the partial playbacks of these witnesses during the prosecutor's summation and from the lack of a limiting instruction." 359 N.J.

2021Thus, just like in Muhammad, the playback of Everett's interview in its entirety "ameliorated any potential prejudice from the partial playbacks . . . during the prosecutor's summation and from the lack of a limiting instruction." Id. at 383 .

22021–2025

Statutes the citing opinions construe

NJ § N.J. Stat. § 2C:43-7.2 (6) NJ § N.J. Stat. § 2C:11-3 (4) NJ § N.J. Stat. § 2C:39-4 (4) NJ § N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-1 (3) NJ § N.J. Stat. § 2C:44-1 (3) NJ § N.J. Stat. § 2C:5-2 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

WA 12 (1984–2025) CA 9 (1976–2025) OH 8 (2002–2021) TX 7 (1985–2024) NY 6 (2011–2013) NJ 6 (2017–2026) IL 6 (1981–2022) CO 6 (2003–2026) MA 5 (2002–2025) KS 5 (2006–2022) AL 4 (2005–2017) CT 4 (2003–2017) GA 3 (1998–2020) AK 3 (1980–2017) PA 3 (2008–2022) TN 2 (2003–2008) IA 2 (2021–2021) OR 2 (2014–2018)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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