STATE v. HOLMES


157 N.J. Super. 37 (1978)

384 A.2d 528

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. ARTHUR L. HOLMES, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Mr. Mark D. Sperber, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. John Degnan, Attorney General, attorney for respondent (Mr. William F. Hyland, former Attorney General; Mr. David S. Lieberman, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges ALLCORN, MORGAN and HORN.


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

Defendant appeals his conviction of rape (N.J.S.A. 2A:138-1), which allegedly was perpetrated on May 19, 1974. He contends that he is entitled to a reversal of his conviction for two reasons. The first reason, he submits, is that the trial judge erroneously limited his cross-examination of the victim as to her prior unchaste acts.

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