STATE v. COOK

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia H. Blum, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

Paul H. Heinzel, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Leslie Stolbof Sinemus argued the cause for amicus curiae, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey.

Marcia N. Levy, Steven A. Drizin, Chicago, a member of the Illinois bar, and Barry C. Scheck, a Member of the New York and California bars, submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae Northwestern University School of Law's Center on Wrongful Convictions, Innocence Project at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Rutgers University Law School Innocence Project for Justice (Ms. Levy, attorney; Ms. Levy, Mr. Drizin and Mr. Scheck, on the brief).