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STATE v. BANKSTON

63 N.J. 263 (1973)

307 A.2d 65

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. WILLIAM BANKSTON, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 26, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. David Rhoads, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Joseph P. Lordi, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Mr. Edward P. Hannigan, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by COLLESTER, P.J.A.D., Temporarily assigned.

Defendant was convicted of the unlawful possession of heroin and sentenced to a term of 12 months in the county penitentiary.

On appeal, the Appellate Division reversed the conviction in an unreported opinion and remanded the case for a new trial. The Appellate Division held that hearsay testimony of a police officer's conversation...

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