STATE v. NEEDHAM


298 N.J. Super. 100 (1996)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF, v. GREGORY NEEDHAM, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Camden County.

July 9, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Aronow, Acting Assistant Prosecutor, for the State (Lee A. Solomon, Acting Camden County Prosecutor, attorney).

Jeffrey Zucker for defendant (Sufrin Zucker Steinberg Waller & Wixted, P.A., attorneys; Matthew V. Portella, on the brief).


ROSENZWEIG, J.S.C.

This case presents the issue of whether a defense attorney must be disqualified upon motion by the State when that attorney represented one of the chief prosecution witnesses in an entirely unrelated matter. This court holds that such representation would create an appearance of impropriety and that the defense attorney should be disqualified.

Defendant is charged with various offenses arising out of an incident which occurred on April 24...

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