STATE v. CRISAFI


128 N.J. 499 (1992)

608 A.2d 317

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. JOSEPH NICHOLAS CRISAFI, A/K/A JOSEPH TRISAFOLLI, A/K/A A. ALDDAN, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara A. Rosenkrans, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (James F. Mulvihill, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Frank J. Pugliese, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Wilfredo Caraballo, Public Defender, attorney; Frank J. Pugliese and Pamela Lynn Brause, Designated Counsel, on the briefs).


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

The sole issue is whether defendant, Joseph Nicholas Crisafi, knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel before proceeding pro se at his trial for aggravated sexual assault and related charges. A jury convicted defendant, but the Appellate Division reversed, finding that he had not so waived that right. 247 N.J.Super. 486, 589 A.2d 1033...

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