State of New Jersey v. Jamier Gibson

── State of New Jersey v. Jamier Gibson ── Court: New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division Date: May 15, 2026 Category: General NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION This opinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court ." Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is binding only on the parties in the case and its use in other cases is limited . R. 1:36-3. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3858-22 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JAMIER GIBSON, a/k/a JAMIER N. GIBSON, Defendant-Appellant. _________________________ Argued January 28, 2026 – Decided May 15, 2026 Before Judges Gummer, Paganelli, and Jacobs. On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Camden County, Indictment No. 21-03-0672. Michael J. Kenney, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Jennifer N. Sellitti, Public Defender, attorney; Michael J. Kenney, of counsel and on the briefs). Lila B. Leonard, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Jennifer Davenport, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Lila B. Leonard, of counsel and on the brief). PER CURIAM Defendant Jamier N. Gibson appeals his convictions and sentence for first-degree robbery and related crimes. He contends the trial court erred by admitting portions of his police interrogation containing alleged inadmissible lay opinion and by permitting the prosecutor to accuse him of an uncharged attempted theft during summation. Defendant also challenges the sentence as excessive. We affirm. I. In March 2021, a Camden County grand jury indicted defendant on five counts arising from a September 29, 2020 robbery of Dhahran Muse: first- degree armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1(a)(2) (count one); second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b)(1) (count two); second- degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39 -4(a)(1) (count three); fourth-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)(4) (count four); and second-degree certain persons not to have weapons, N.J.S.A. 2C:39- 7(b)(1) (count five). The charges stemmed from an incident in which Muse, walking home from work, was approached by defendant, who emerged from behind and asked for directions, then pointed a pistol and demanded Muse's A-3858-22 2 wallet and phone. Muse complied and ran away. His wallet contained a Cash App and Apple card. Defendant left the scene in a vehicle. Muse called 9-1-1 and reported the robbery. Police responded, and Detective Jake Siegfried became the primary investigator. Surveillance video from the area showed the suspect's vehicle, leading to a motor-vehicle stop of defendant. Muse's cell phone was found in defendant's vehicle. Muse also received a Cash App request for $250 from defendant's wife minutes after the robbery. Defendant was arrested and interrogated. He denied robbing Muse, instead claiming Muse stole drugs from him in a failed drug deal. During interrogation, Siegfried and another detective told defendant the surveillance video contradicted his account, though the video did not actually show the robbery or that it visually contradicted defendant's account. At trial, Siegfried acknowledged he had lied to defendant as an interrogation technique. Before trial, the judge conducted a Miranda1 hearing and found defendant's statement was voluntary. The judge and parties agree