STATE IN INTEREST OF J.R.


244 N.J. Super. 630 (1990)

583 A.2d 376

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, IN THE INTEREST OF J.R., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 28, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilfredo Caraballo, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (L. Gilbert Farr, designated counsel, of counsel and on the brief).

Ronald S. Fava, Passaic County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Steven E. Braun, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the letter brief).

Before Judges KING, LONG and STERN.


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

The principal issues in this case deal with procedural rights of a juvenile charged with delinquency. With respect to the principal issues we hold that a trial judge, sitting as a fact finder, can correct an error in his findings sustaining a conviction while the matter is pending on appeal. We further hold that a juvenile must offer or acknowledge a factual basis for his guilty plea and has the right of allocution...

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