STATE v. SHERWOOD


139 N.J. Super. 201 (1976)

353 A.2d 137

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. DONALD SHERWOOD, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 5, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney for defendant-appellant (Mr. James R. Kinarney, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General, attorney for plaintiff-respondent (Mr. Russell V. D'Italia, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges LYNCH and LARNER.


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

Defendant was found guilty by a jury on two counts of an indictment charging possession of LSD (N.J.S.A. 24:21-20(a)) and possession with intent to distribute (N.J.S.A. 24:21-19(a)(1)). The court sentenced him to concurrent terms of three to five years in New Jersey State Prison.

The major issue on appeal relates to the adequacy of Miranda warnings as a prerequisite of the admission...

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