Tucker v. New Jersey State Prison

How later courts describe this case

• holding that any error in the admission of evidence is harmless when like evidence was presented to the jury through other means
• holding that the appellant's complaint about the prosecution's statements during voir dire were waived because the appellant did not object to them at the time
• stating that to preserve an objection for prosecutorial misconduct one must not only object but also request an instruction to disregard and move for a mistrial
• upholding heinous, atrocious or cruel aggravator even though victim did not suffer serious physical abuse where she was subjected to extreme mental cruelty
• "The party proffering the expert witness bears the burden of showing that the witness is qualified on the specific matter in question.”
• special instruction singling out the issue of mental retardation in determining the voluntariness of a confession
• spe-cial instruction singling out the issue of mental retardation in determining the vol-untariness of a confession
• record must demonstrate prejudice in community making likelihood of obtaining a fair trial doubtful