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STATE v. JOHNSON

55 N.J. 331 (1970)

261 A.2d 662

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. LONNIE JOHNSON, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 16, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Hugh P. Francis, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Joseph P. Lordi, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Mrs. Miriam N. Span, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).

PER CURIAM.

The judgment of the Appellate Division is reversed and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed for the reasons given in the dissenting opinion in the appellate court. 106 N.J.Super. 295, 299 (1969). We add that we see no basis in fact for the finding in the majority opinion that upon defendant's response to the officer's preliminary question, defendant's "psychological defenses against full self-incrimination...

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