NJ ACR14

Proposes a constitutional amendment to restore the death penalty in New Jersey, which was abolished in 2007, allowing capital punishment for certain murder convictions

Requires a higher burden of proof than the previous death penalty law: a jury must find "without any doubt" (rather than "beyond a reasonable doubt") that aggravating factors outweigh mitigating factors before imposing a death sentence

Prohibits a death sentence if any juror has "residual or lingering doubt" about the defendant's guilt or the weighing of factors

Establishes strict appeal deadlines: the New Jersey Supreme Court must issue opinions within 150 days, and defendants have only one year after U.S. Supreme Court action to file post-conviction relief applications

Would apply only to crimes committed after January 1 following voter approval and must be submitted to voters at a general election