State v. Sapp
| Decision Date | 20 October 1976 |
| Citation | 71 N.J. 476,366 A.2d 334 |
| Parties | STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. William SAPP, Defendant-Appellant. |
| Court | New Jersey Supreme Court |
Philip S. Elberg, Newark, Designated Counsel, for defendant-appellant (Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).
William F. Bolan, Jr., Deputy Atty. Gen., for plaintiff-respondent (William F. Hyland, Atty. Gen., attorney; Barbara Ann Villano, Deputy Atty. Gen., of counsel and on the brief).
The judgment is reversed substantially for the reasons expressed by Judge Morgan in her dissenting opinion. 144 N.J.Super. 455 at 460, 366 A.2d 335 at 338.
Three members of the Court would affirm substantially for the reasons expressed in the majority opinion of the Appellate Division.
For reversal: Chief Justice HUGHES, Justices PASHMAN and CLIFFORD and Judge CONFORD--4.
For affirmance: Justice MOUNTAIN, SULLIVAN and SCHREIBER--3.
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