Supreme Court of New Jersey

State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Charles L. Jamerson, A/K/A Charles Lester Jamerson, Charlie, Chuck…

March 25, 1998153 N.J. 318

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the defendant's two reckless manslaughter convictions and remanded for a new trial, holding that the medical examiner was not qualified to testify on accident reconstruction, recklessness, or witness credibility and that the trial court's jury instruction on reckless manslaughter was erroneous and prejudicial.