State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Stephen F. Scharf, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division, holding that the trial court did not err in admitting the victim’s out‑of‑court statements about her fear of the defendant under the state‑of‑mind hearsay exception and that the evidence was not so cumulative or prejudicial as to require exclusion or constitute plain error; the conviction stands and the case is remanded for further consideration of unaddressed appellate arguments.