STATE v. MILLER


76 N.J. 392 (1978)

388 A.2d 218

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-PETITIONER, v. FRANK M. MILLER, JR., DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Reargued March 7, 1978.

Decided May 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ms. Marianne Espinosa, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for petitioner (Mr. Peter N. Gilbreth, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel; Ms. Espinosa and Mr. Gilbreth on the briefs; Mr. John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Mr. E. Neal Zimmermann, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).


The opinion of the court was delivery by SULLIVAN, J.

Defendant was indicted for the murder of Deborah S. Margolin, a 17-year old girl, was tried by jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in State Prison. The principal evidence against him was his oral statement, recorded on tape, made while he was being questioned at police barracks, in which he admitted killing the girl. On appeal, the Appellate Division, in an...

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