DEATH ELIGIBLE CASES - DEATH PENALTY PROPORTIONALITY REVIEW PROJECT - Narrative Summaries

Sep 21, 2026

Detailed narrative summaries compile the facts and procedural history of all New Jersey cases eligible for the death penalty since the re-enactment of capital punishment on August 5, 1982. Summaries apply Special Master standards for the Proportionality Review Project and rely primarily on appellate opinions and pre-sentence reports, with background added from the latter. Where available, additional sources include trial counsel comments, police reports, appellate briefs, and judgments of conviction, with some trial transcripts reviewed.

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DEATH ELIGIBLE CASES

DEATH PENALTY PROPORTIONALITY REVIEW PROJECT NARRATIVE SUMMARIES

TABLE OF CASES

SECTION A. PENALTY TRIAL DEATH SENTIENCES

SECTION B. PENALTY TRIAL LIFE SENTIENCES

SECTION C. NO PENALTY TRIAL

This volume is for publicdissemination,COHFIDENTIALmaterial has been deleted. 139364 U.S.Department of JusticeNatlonal Institute of Justice This document has been reproduced exactly as recelved ftrom theperson or organization originating it.Polnts of view or opinions stated inthis document are those of the authors and do notnecessarlyrepresentthe official position or policies of the National Institute of Justice, Permlssion to reproduce tnis copyrighted material has beencetedyersey Administrative of the Cburts to the Natlonal Criminal Justice Reference Service(NCJRS).Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system requires permissionof the copyright owner. DETAILED NARRATIVE SUMMARIES FOR # DEATH ELIGIBLE CASES LC NCV 101992 。 w: 矿得3 New.Jersey Proportionality Review ProjectDavid C.Baldun,Special Master # DEATH PENALTY PROPORTIONALITY REVIEW PROJECYNARRATIVE SUMMARIES The following are detailed summaries of the facts andprocedural history of all cases which were eligible for the deathpenalty in New Jersey since the re-enactment of capital punishmenton August 5,1982.Death eligibility was determined according tostandards set by the Special Master for the Proportionality ReviewProject. These criteria are set forth in the Final Report of theSpecial Master for the New Jersey Proportionality Review Project tothe New Jersey Supreme Court. These summaries are based primarily upon the facts of eachcase as found in appellate opinions where available or as found inpre-sentence reports. Where an appellate opinion is used torecount the facts,information in the presentence report relatingto the defendant's background is included at the end of thesummary. The normal convention of single space and indent forquoting opinions was not used for ease of reading since theexcerpts were quite lengthy.Other sources of information utilizedwere comments from trial counsel,and other public documents suchas policereports,appellate briefs and judgments of conviction.Trial transcripts were reviewed for some cases but not generally. Each sunimaris:preceded by a brief thumbnail sketch of thefacts and"the outcome,as well as relevant aggravating andmitigating factors as found by juries,or by the.Special Masterwhere cases:were not tried·to a penalty phase. TABLE OE CASES SECTIONA.PENALTY TRIALDEATH SENTIENCES SECTIONB.PENALTY TRIALLIFE SENIENCES SECTIONC.NO PENALTY TRIAL ● Table of Cases Name Bey,Marko IBey,Marko II Biegenwald,Richard IClausell,JamesCoyle,BrianDavis,StevenDiFrisco,AnthonyDixon,PhillipErazo,SamuelGerald,WalterHarvey,NathanielHightower,JacintoHunt,JamesJackson,KevinJohnson,WalterKise,RaymondKoedatich,James ILodato,BenjaminLong,RonaldMarshal1,RobertMartini,JohnMcDougald,AnthonyMoore,MarieMoore,SamuelOglesby,WalterPennington,FrankPerry,ArthurPitts,DarrylPurnell,BraynardRamseur,ThomasRose,TeddySavage,RoySchiavo,DominickWilliams,JamesZola,James Page No. 17 12 18 24 30 36 41 46 51 58 61 67 73 76 82 88 96 101 107 117 124 132 143 146 150 154 157 166 170 180 184 191 195 201 PENALEY TRIAL/DEATH Name Bey,Marko IBey,Marko II Biegenwald,Richard IClausell,JamesCoyle,BrianDavis,StevenDiFrisco,AnthonyDixon,PhillipErazo,SamuelGerald,WalterHarvey,NathanielHightower,JacintoHunt,JamesJackson,KevinJohnson,WalterKise,RaymondKoedatich,James ILodato,BenjaminLong,RonaldMarshall,RobertMartini,JohnMcDougald,AnthonyMoore,MarieMoore,SamuelOglesby,WalterPennington,FrankPerry,ArthurPitts,DarrylPurnell,BraynardRamseur,ThomasRose,TeddySavage,RoySchiavo,DominickWilliams,JamesZola,James Page No. 17 12 18 24 30 36 41 46 51 58 61 67 73 76 82 88 96 101 107 117 124 132 143 146 150 154 157 166 170 180 184 191 195 201 STATE V.BEY(1) D, 17 years old, met V, a temale acquaintance, on theboardwalk. D and V share a marijuana joint, have sexualintercourse.V refuses D's furt

FAQs

What cases are covered in these narrative summaries?

All cases in New Jersey eligible for the death penalty since the re-enactment of capital punishment on August 5, 1982 are included.

How were death eligibility determinations made?

Eligibility was determined according to standards set by the Special Master for the Proportionality Review Project, as set forth in the Special Master’s Final Report to the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Which sources were used to prepare the summaries?

The summaries are based primarily on appellate opinions and pre-sentence reports, and may include trial counsel comments and other public documents such as police reports, appellate briefs, and judgments of conviction.

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