State v. Simon

Argued September 29, 1998 On appeal from the Superior Court, Law Division, Gloucester County. On October 8, 1996, defendant, Robert Simon, pled guilty to burglary, theft, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, felony murder, and purposeful and knowing murder by his own conduct of Sergeant Ippolito Gonzalez, a Franklin Township police officer. A jury sentenced defendant to death. This is defendant's direct appeal from his conviction for capital murder and sentence of death. See R. 2:2-1(a)(3). We affirm all of the convictions as well as the sentence of death.