KOBLITZ, J.S.C.
This case raises the novel issue of whether an individual who has been charged with a disorderly persons offense and does not face "consequences of magnitude," may nonetheless be entitled to a court appointed attorney where the individual's mental state raises an issue as to her competency to adequately protect her rights at trial.
The defendant was convicted in Englewood Municipal Court of one count of harassment, in violation of N.J.S...
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