STATE v. VAN NESS

Docket No. A-2728-14T1.

163 A.3d 911 (2017)

450 N.J. Super. 470

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. John C. VAN NESS, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 2, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney for appellant ( Richard Sparaco , Designated Counsel, on the brief).

Christopher J. Gramiccioni , Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent ( Paul H. Heinzel , Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief; Lisa Sarnoff Gochman , Legal Assistant, on the brief).

Before Judges Fuentes, Simonelli and Gooden Brown.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

This appeal illustrates how a trial judge denied a defendant his right to counsel by failing to enforce the procedural mechanism established by the Legislature and the Supreme Court to determine if a defendant qualifies for representation by the Office of the Public Defender. The...

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