STATE v. BADGER


229 N.J. Super. 288 (1988)

551 A.2d 207

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF, v. CHRISTOPHER J. BADGER, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Bergen County.

Decided October 13, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denyse Coyle Galda for plaintiff.

Daniel Baer for defendant.


KUECHENMEISTER, J.S.C.

This case presents a novel issue in New Jersey: whether a person who suffers a multiple-personality disorder is mentally competent to stand trial for a crime committed by a personality other than the dominant one.

On May 1, 1986, Christopher Badger was arrested for attempted burglary of a home in Hackensack, New Jersey. Badger was apprehended in a garage near the scene. At the scene,...

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