State v. Negrete, A-3301-09T2; Appellate Division; opinion by Grall, J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication August 13, 2013. Before Judges Grall, Koblitz and Accurso. On appeal from the Law Division, Mercer County, Indictment No. 06-01-0121. D.D.S. No. 14-2-0994 [11 pp.]
The first jury to try defendant Jose Negrete on charges related to the killing of Jeri Lynn Dotson and the attempted killing of Alex Ruiz was unable to reach a verdict. A second jury found defendant guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, and murder. After merging defendant's conspiracy conviction, the judge sentenced him to a life term of imprisonment for murder and a consecutive twenty-year term for attempted murder. Both sentences are subject to terms of parole ineligibility and supervision required by the No Early Release Act.
