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STATE v. WATKINS

260 N.J. Super. 549 (1992)

617 A.2d 281

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. RICKY WATKINS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zulima v. Farber, Public Defender of New Jersey, attorney for appellant (William Welaj, Designated Counsel, of counsel and on the brief).

Ricky Watkins filed a supplemental brief pro se.

Andrew K. Ruotolo, Jr., Prosecutor of Union County, attorney for respondent (Mark J. Panko, Prosecutor's Agent, of counsel and on the letter brief).

Before Judges KING, BRODY and THOMAS.

The opinion of the court was delivered by KING, P.J.A.D.

The critical issue in this appeal is whether a defendant's right to counsel was violated when the State, after indictment, attempted to secure damaging evidence against him by a ruse ostensibly designed to help him secure an alibi witness. This scenario is a modest variation on the "jail house informant" line of cases. We conclude that the State violated defendant's post-indictment right to counsel under Article...

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