No. 19-8058October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Brack v. New Jersey
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Brack against the state of New Jersey, originating from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Brack against the state of New Jersey, originating from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
Question presented
1. Whether the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on the defense of self-defense, where there was a rational basis for the instruction, violated Petitioner’s rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution? 2. Whether the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on the defense of defense of others, where there was a rational basis for the instruction, violated Petitioner’s rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?
- Case path
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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