State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Carole Long, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Court held that the defendant’s August 27 and 28 statements to the victim are admissible as state‑of‑mind (res gestae) evidence under N.J.R.E. 803(c)(3) and are not excluded as other‑crime evidence; it reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for trial with a limiting instruction. The decision was joined by concurrences and a partial dissent.