Supreme Court of New Jersey

State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. John Chew, Defendant-Appellant

March 25, 2004179 N.J. 186

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel in the penalty phase for failing to call a mitigating expert, requiring reversal of the PCR denial and remand for a new penalty phase trial, while affirming the PCR court's conclusions on the guilt phase.