STATE v. PERRY


65 N.J. 45 (1974)

319 A.2d 474

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. ANDREW PERRY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 7, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Anthony M. Mahoney, designated counsel, argued the cause for defendant-appellant (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Mahoney, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. Kenneth P. Ply, Assistant Prosecutor of Essex County, argued the cause for plaintiff-respondent (Mr. Joseph P. Lordi, Prosecutor of Essex County, attorney; Mr. Ply, of counsel and on the brief).


PER CURIAM.

We affirm essentially for the reasons stated in the opinion of the Appellate Division, 128 N.J.Super. 188 (1973). We feel compelled, however, to add some additional comments in view of the observations made by the dissent.

The basic and only objection of the dissent to the prosecutor's summation is that "the jury was called upon to confront the larger issue of police corruption in general and, by its verdict...

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