Day: May 18, 2020

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Grand Jury Instructions on Lesser-included Offenses

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Grand Jury Instructions on Lesser-included Offenses

In State v. Isaiah Bell (A-58-18/081743) (Decided April 14, 2020), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a prosecutor’s failure to instruct the grand jury on lesser-included offenses for murder in response to questions posed by a grand juror did not constitute an abuse of prosecutorial discretion. However, it