STATE v. WRIGHT


312 N.J. Super. 442 (1998)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. GERONE WRIGHT, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 12, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivelisse Torres, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Michele A. Adubato, Designated Counsel, on the brief).

Peter Verniero, Attorney General, attorney for respondent (John E. Adams, Jr., of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges MUIR, Jr., KESTIN, and STEINBERG.


The opinion of the court was delivered by STEINBERG, J.S.C.

On this appeal, we are confronted by issues of whether double jeopardy or fundamental fairness preclude retrial of defendant on drug trafficking charges after the trial court set aside defendant's conviction for the failure of the investigating police to apprise the prosecutor of the use of a confidential informant in the events giving rise to the indictment. The police failure prevented prosecutorial compliance...

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