The Bold Sidebar

"Here's Johnny!" and the Polite Bank Heist

January 20, 2021 Jeff J. Horn
The Bold Sidebar
"Here's Johnny!" and the Polite Bank Heist
Show Notes

State v. Damon Williams
Justice Solomon writing for the unanimous NJ Supreme Court. Use of extra-judicial resources including reference to the bloody, thriller The Shining  restricted. The prosecutor's employment of Shining references including the famous and creepy line "Here's Johnny" were prejudicial and the defendant's second degree burglary with threat of force was knocked down third degree robbery.

Link to the NJ Supreme Court opinion:
https://njcourts.gov/attorneys/assets/opinions/supreme/a_46_19.pdf?c=bMn


Link to The Shining trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cb3ik6zP2I