Supreme Court of New Jersey

State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Alexis Sanchez-Medina

January 18, 2018231 N.J. 452

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey vacated Alexis Sanchez-Medina's convictions and remanded for a new trial because the admission of his undocumented immigration status for impeachment was improper and the trial court failed to give a jury charge on eyewitness identification, and the cumulative effect of these errors denied a fair trial.