MATTER OF RELEASE DETAINEES

M-550 September Term 2020 085186.

244 A.3d 760 (2021)

245 N.J. 218

In the MATTER OF the REQUEST TO RELEASE CERTAIN PRETRIAL DETAINEES.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 11, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, argued the cause for the Office of the Public Defender ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Joseph E. Krakora , Joseph J. Russo , Assistant Public Defender, Alison Perrone , First Assistant Deputy Public Defender, Laura B. Lasota , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, and Elizabeth C. Jarit , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs).

Alexander Shalom argued the cause for the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; Alexander Shalom and Jeanne LoCicero , on the briefs).

Claudia Joy Demitro , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for the Attorney General of New Jersey, ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Carol M. Henderson , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief, and Claudia Joy Demitro , Jennifer E. Kmieciak , Deputy Attorney General, and Mercedes N. Robertson , Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).

Anthony J. Robinson , First Assistant Warren County Prosecutor, argued the cause for the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey ( Esther Suarez , President, County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey, attorney; Anthony J. Robinson , John McNamara, Jr. , Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Chief Assistant Morris County Prosecutor, Paul H. Heinzel , Assistant Somerset County Prosecutor, and Jessica Marshall , Special Deputy Attorney General/Assistant Morris County Prosecutor, on the brief).


This Order to Show Cause raises questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the suspension of in-person criminal jury trials on defendants who have been detained pretrial.

Under the Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA or Act), defendants who pose a serious risk of non-appearance...

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