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STATE v. THOMAS

76 N.J. 344 (1978)

387 A.2d 1187

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. STEVEN THOMAS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 22, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James E. Flynn, Designated Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney).

Mr. Alan D. Bowman, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Marcel R. Plaut, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).

The opinion of the court was delivered by PASHMAN, J.

This multi-faceted appeal involves several important issues. The Court must decide whether the failure to include the instructions mandated by State v. Madden, 61 N.J. 377 (1972), in supplemental jury charges provided in response to a jury's questions concerning the proper interpretation of N.J.S.A. 2A:113-2 constitutes reversible error. We must also examine the effect...

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