The opinion of the court was delivered by BRODY, J.A.D.
On the basis of an adverse inference drawn from the State's failure to call a witness at a referral hearing, a Family Part judge determined that the evidence did not present probable cause to believe that the juvenile, J.L.W., had committed the offenses with which he has been charged. We granted the State leave to appeal and now hold that when determining probable cause a judge is limited to a consideration of...
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