STATE v. FONTANO


26 N.J. Super. 166 (1953)

97 A.2d 498

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, RESPONDENT. v. JOSEPH JAMES FONTANO, APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 8, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph James Fontano, appellant, pro se.

Mr. Donald G. Collester, Prosecutor of Passaic County, for respondent.

Before Judges EASTWOOD, BIGELOW and JAYNE.


The opinion of the court was delivered by JAYNE, J.A.D.

The decision in State v. Cynkowski, 10 N.J. 571 (1952), declared that there is no fixed limit of time within which a writ of habeas corpus may be sought and that the court may not deny ultimate relief in such proceedings merely because the petitioner acted tardily in applying for the writ.

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