State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Leslie A. Nelson, A/K/A Glen Nelson, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court vacated Leslie Nelson’s death sentence and remanded for a new sentencing trial because the State suppressed material evidence—a civil complaint alleging police training deficiencies—violating Brady. The Court held the jury‑instruction error regarding consecutive sentences was harmless and declined to reverse the death sentence on that ground.