STATE v. RUE


811 A.2d 425 (2002)

175 N.J. 1

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dudley RUE, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided December 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Sarnoff Gochman, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Peter C. Harvey, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

William B. Smith, Deputy Public Defender II, argued the cause for respondent (Peter A. Garcia, Acting Public Defender, attorney).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by

LONG, J.

This appeal stems from the claim of defendant, Dudley Rue, that the lawyer assigned to represent him on his first post-conviction relief (PCR) petition essentially jettisoned his case by pointing out its deficiencies to the trial court and characterizing it as "without merit." He contends that his attorney's conduct violated Rule 3:22-6 which provides in relevant...

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