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STATE v. MADDEN

61 N.J. 377 (1972)

294 A.2d 609

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. GAIL MADDEN, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. GEORGE MERRITT, JR., a/k/a GEORGE HOLLIS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 26, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Neil S. Cooper, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Karl Asch, Union County Prosecutor, attorney).

Mrs. Laura L. Cantor and Mrs. Rita L. Bender, Assistant Deputy Public Defenders, argued the cause for respondent Madden; Mr. Arthur Penn, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent Merritt (Mr. Robert Westreich, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the brief; Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by WEINTRAUB, C.J.

George Merritt, Jr., and Gail Madden were convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Appellate Division reversed the convictions and ordered a new trial. We granted the State's petition for certification. 59 N.J. 287 (1971).

The victim was a police officer, John V. Gleason. He was stationed at the perimeter of an area in Plainfield...

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