State v. Watson

Decision Date18 November 2022
Docket NumberC-259 September Term 2022,087251
Parties STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Quintin D. WATSON, Defendant-Petitioner.
CourtNew Jersey Supreme Court
ORDER

A petition for certification of the judgment in A-000235-19 having been submitted to this Court, and the Court having considered the same;

It is ORDERED that the petition for certification is granted, limited to the issues addressed in the petition for certification, specifically defendant's confrontation clause argument; challenge to narration testimony (i.e., "play-by-play" video narration by lay witnesses); and first-time, in-court identifications. Certification is denied as to any additional issues presented in the Appellate Division briefs that were not squarely addressed in the petition; and it is further

ORDERED that the appellant may serve and file a supplemental brief on or before January 3, 2023, and respondent may serve and file a supplemental brief thirty (30) days after the filing of appellant's supplemental submission, or, if appellant declines to file such a submission, on or before February 2, 2023.

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2 cases
  • State v. Watson
    • United States
    • New Jersey Supreme Court
    • August 2, 2023
    ...address those concerns. Id. at 501-02. We granted defendant's petition for certification limited to the three issues discussed above. 252 N.J. 598 (2022). also granted leave to appear as friends of the court to the Attorney General, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU), t......
  • In re State ex rel. C.S.
    • United States
    • New Jersey Superior Court — Appellate Division
    • May 26, 2023
    ...and State v. Singh, 245 N.J. 1 (2021), and our decision in State v. Watson, 472 N.J.Super. 381 (App. Div. 2022), certif. granted, 252 N.J. 598 (2022). While appeal was pending before us, C.S. filed a letter pursuant to Rule 2:6-11(d), citing the Court's recent decision in State v. Higgs, 25......

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