Opinion
C-259 September Term 2022 087251
11-18-2022
STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Quintin D. WATSON, Defendant-Petitioner.
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.