STATE v. MUNIZ


260 N.J. Super. 309 (1992)

616 A.2d 926

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. LEONARDO MUNIZ, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley J. Ferencz, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for defendant (Zulima V. Farber, Public Defender, attorney).

Robert J. Brass, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for the plaintiff (Robert W. Gluck, Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Before Judges GAULKIN, STERN and BROCHIN.


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

We grant the Office of the Public Defender, "appearing on behalf of defendant," leave to appeal from an order of the Law Division disqualifying it as counsel for defendant and directing it to "pool" the case to outside counsel for purposes of representing defendant in this murder prosecution. The trial judge, on the State's application, concluded that there was an "appearance of impropriety" by virtue of the...

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