State of New Jersey v. Allen Alexander, A/k/a Karon Keenan, Defendant-Respondent.

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the trial court had no obligation to give a sua sponte jury instruction on aggravated assault as a lesser‑included offense of robbery because the record did not clearly indicate such a charge; aggravated assault is not a lesser‑included offense of robbery. The Court reversed the Appellate Division and reinstated the defendant's convictions.