STATE v. KNIGHT


63 N.J. 187 (1973)

305 A.2d 793

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. CHARLES FRANK KNIGHT, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Francis J. Badach, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellant (Mr. Joseph P. Lordi, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Mr. Francis J. Badach on the brief).

Mr. Michael N. Boardman, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for the defendant-respondent (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Michael N. Boardman on the brief).


PER CURIAM.

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of unlawful possession of 236 decks of heroin in violation of N.J.S.A. 24:18-4. On appeal to the Appellate Division, he alleged that several factors had deprived him of his right to a fair trial, including the ineffective assistance of counsel, improper comments of the prosecutor during summation, and errors of the trial court in its comments during trial and in its charge to the jury. In an unreported opinion...

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