The death penalty here in NJ was never really enacted because the state supreme court made sure to strike down any use of it. I remember one nefarious example: a man had stabbed the victim viciously 56 times...and the state supreme court said that “intent” to murder had not been proven! New Jersey is the worst state in the union...and Corzine is the biggest crook in a state assembly of crooks!
That is correct. According to the latest in forensics, a person in the state of New Jersey must be stabbed a minimum of 867 times for "intent" to murder to be proven! If the number of stab wounds is greater than 35, but fewer than 867, the highest charge that can be brought is manslaughter. If there are 35 stab wounds or fewer, it is considered a suicide.