MATTER OF AN ORDER REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY SERVICES FOR CLIFFORD KAUFFMAN


126 N.J. 499 (1991)

600 A.2d 465

IN THE MATTER OF AN ORDER REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY SERVICES FOR CLIFFORD KAUFFMAN.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided December 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale Jones, Assistant Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant Office of the Public Defender (Wilfredo Caraballo, Public Defender, attorney).

Terry J. Dailey, Atlantic County Counsel, argued the cause for intervenor-respondent County of Atlantic (Terry J. Dailey, attorney; Lisa Hibner Tavani, Assistant County Counsel, on the brief).

Jack J. Lipari, Assistant Prosecutor, submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of respondent State of New Jersey (Jeffrey S. Blitz, Atlantic County Prosecutor, attorney).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by GARIBALDI, J.

This case, like In re Cannady, 126 N.J. 486, 600 A.2d 459 (1991), also decided today, addresses the issue of whether the Public Defender Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:158A-1 to -25, requires the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) to provide expert services for an indigent defendant whom it does not represent. In the present case, however, a ...

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