200 N.J. Super. 488 - State v. Potts’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Dalglish · In Re the Suspension or Revocation of the License of DeMarco · 67 N.J. Super. 414 - State v. Johnson · 195 N.J. Super. 354 - State v. Curtis · State ex rel. A. W. S.
Most-quoted passages
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“If a driver who recklessly causes an accident resulting in serious bodily injury to another person may be charged with a criminal offense under N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)(1), a second degree offense, as well as charged with a motor vehicle violation, does it not logically follow that a driver who recklessly causes an accident resulting in another's death may similarly be charged with a criminal offense carrying a penalty at least equal to the penalty imposed for causing serious bodily injury? [ State v. Potts, 200 N.J. Super. at 493 ].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[T]he elements of the death by auto statute and the aggravated manslaughter statute overlap, but are not identical. Aggravated manslaughter has an additional element which the State must prove. The element of culpability is greater than mere recklessness. It is recklessness under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life. See State v. Curtis, 195 N.J. Super. 354 (App.Div. 1984) (distinction between aggravated and reckless manslaughter). [ Id. at 495 ].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“It is an absurdity to conclude that the Legislature intended to limit criminal homicide prosecutions to N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5 simply because the instrumentality causing the death was a vehicle instead of another device which in the manner it is used is known to be capable of producing death or serious bodily injury. N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1(c). [ State v. Potts, 200 N.J. Super. at 493 ].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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