State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Ibn Adams, A/K/A Ali Ibn Adams (Fact), Ali-Ibn Adams (Ap-Mis) and Ibn…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the convictions and sentences of Ibn Adams and James Comer, holding that the out‑of‑court photo identifications were admissible under the existing two‑pronged reliability test, that the trial court did not commit plain error by omitting a limiting instruction on co‑defendant Harrison's guilty plea, and that the sentences did not exceed the presumptive terms under Natale. The Court declined to adopt a new identification standard. Justice Albin, in a concurring opinion, argued that the Court should soon adopt a stricter rule against highly suggestive identification procedures.