CAMDEN, N.J. – Attorneys for Jamier Gibson are asking the New Jersey Appellate Division to overturn his armed robbery conviction, arguing that Camden County prosecutors and police detectives improperly influenced the jury with inadmissible statements and unsupported allegations during his 2023 trial.
Gibson was convicted of first-degree robbery and related weapons offenses in February 2023 following an incident in which Dharan Muse told police he was robbed at gunpoint while walking home from work on Decatur Street in Camden. Prosecutors said Gibson confronted Muse, demanded his wallet and phone, and fled in a gray SUV captured on surveillance video.
But in court filings submitted in June 2025, Gibson’s defense attorney claims the trial was marred by two serious errors: detectives’ recorded comments accusing Gibson of lying during his police interrogation, and a prosecutor’s claim in summation that Gibson was involved in an additional theft — a claim the defense says had no evidentiary support.
During trial, jurors were shown Gibson’s recorded police interview, in which he denied robbing Muse and said the encounter was actually a drug sale gone wrong. Detectives repeatedly told Gibson that his story “wasn’t true” and contradicted by surveillance footage. Defense attorneys now argue those statements amounted to improper lay opinions that usurped the jury’s role. The trial judge admitted the recording without instructing jurors to disregard the detectives’ assertions.
The appeal also challenges a claim made by prosecutors that Gibson directed a $250 Cash App request to Muse shortly after the robbery using his wife’s account — an action they said proved he took Muse’s wallet. Defense filings note there was no evidence Gibson made or directed the payment request, calling the argument “prosecutorial misconduct” that suggested an uncharged crime.
• Jamier Gibson convicted of robbing a Camden man at gunpoint in 2023
• Appeal argues detectives’ interrogation comments were improper lay opinions
• Defense claims prosecutor falsely alleged Cash App theft attempt
Gibson was sentenced in April 2023 to 20 years in prison, with 85 percent parole ineligibility, after being found guilty on four counts. The trial court merged several charges and dismissed a “certain persons” weapons offense following the verdict.
Gibson’s attorneys say the combined effect of the interrogation video and the unsupported theft allegation deprived him of a fair trial. The appeal asks the Appellate Division to reverse the convictions and order a new trial, citing violations of due process under the U.S. and New Jersey constitutions.
