State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Darryl Pitts, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed Darryl Pitts's murder convictions, reversed his death sentence for the murder of Stacey Elizardo, and remanded for resentencing. The Court held that the trial court properly denied the severance motion, correctly excluded sodium‑amytal expert testimony, and that the failure to give the Gerald charge did not prejudice the conviction for Paul Reynolds but required reversal of the death sentence for Elizardo.