State v. Lavar Winder

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the conviction and sentence of Lavar Winder, holding that the trial court's model jury instruction on insanity—without a Worlock variation distinguishing legal and moral wrong—was not legally insufficient. The Court also affirmed the adequacy of the voir dire, rejected claims of ineffective assistance, and found the limiting instructions on drug‑use evidence proper. Justice LONG, concurring, argued that any delusional command, not just deific commands, should trigger a Worlock‑type instruction.