STATE v. BLOUNT


114 N.J. Super. 211 (1971)

275 A.2d 754

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JAMES BLOUNT, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 24, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. I. Mark Cohen, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Daniel R. Coburn, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. Robert A. Farkas, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. Bruce M. Schragger, Mercer County Prosceutor, attorney; Mr. Andrew J. Smithson, Assistant Prosecutor, on the brief).

Before Judges KILKENNY, HALPERN and LANE.


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

Defendant was indicted for carnal abuse of S a 12-year-old child, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2A:138-1, and for contributing to her delinquency. N.J.S.A. 2A:96-4. The jury acquitted him of the carnal abuse charge but convicted him of contributing to her delinquency. This appeal followed.

These charges grew out of an incident which occurred on July 2, 1968 at about 10 P.M. Defendant, who was...

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