STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,
v.
DONALD ALSTON, JAMES BARNES, HARRY WILLIAMS AND ABDULLAH KHALIQ, A/K/A ERNEST CAULFIELD, A/K/A ERNEST COFIELD, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued January 28, 1981.
Decided October 21, 1981.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Susan W. Sciacca, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Roger W. Breslin, Jr., Bergen County Prosecutor, attorney).
Susan Heller Fessler, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondents (Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).
Debra L. Stone, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Attorney General (John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.
The opinion of the Court was delivered by CLIFFORD, J.
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