State v. Damon Williams
Justice Solomon writing for the unanimous NJ Supreme Court. Use of extra-judicial resources including reference to the bloody, thriller The Shining restricted. The prosecutor's employment of Shining references including the famous and creepy line "Here's Johnny" were prejudicial and the defendant's second degree burglary with threat of force was knocked down third degree robbery.
Link to the NJ Supreme Court opinion:
https://njcourts.gov/attorneys/assets/opinions/supreme/a_46_19.pdf?c=bMn
Link to The Shining trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cb3ik6zP2I
State v. Damon Williams
Justice Solomon writing for the unanimous NJ Supreme Court. Use of extra-judicial resources including reference to the bloody, thriller The Shining restricted. The prosecutor's employment of Shining references including the famous and creepy line "Here's Johnny" were prejudicial and the defendant's second degree burglary with threat of force was knocked down third degree robbery.
Link to the NJ Supreme Court opinion:
https://njcourts.gov/attorneys/assets/opinions/supreme/a_46_19.pdf?c=bMn
Link to The Shining trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cb3ik6zP2I