STATE v. RIOS


155 N.J. Super. 11 (1977)

382 A.2d 82

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF, v. RAFAEL RIOS, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division (Criminal).

Decided October 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ms. Joyce Lamb, Assistant Prosecutor, for the State (Mr. Burrell Ives Humphreys, Passaic County Prosecutor, attorney).

Mr. Richard Barone for Defendant.


RUMANA, J.S.C.

The limited issue to be decided in this matter is best stated by the question: Can a defendant's prior conviction of crime, found by a jury, be used to affect his credibility at a later trial on another offense, where the defendant has not yet been sentenced on the prior conviction? This precise question does not appear to have been previously decided in this jurisdiction.

Defendant Rios was indicted for unlawful possession of cocaine allegedly...

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