State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Winston Roach, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed Winston Roach's convictions for felony murder and related offenses, holding that the prosecutor's arguments and the jury instructions were proper, the hearsay testimony and confession were admissible, and the sentencing complied with statutory guidelines. The Court, however, remanded for further determination of whether the disparity between Roach's sentence and that of a co-defendant was unjustifiable. Justice Coleman, concurring in part and dissenting in part, objected to the remand.