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STATE v. FROST

727 A.2d 1 (1999)

158 N.J. 76

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Albert FROST and Barry Frost, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 15, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Astore, Deputy Public Defender II, for defendants-appellants (Ivelisse Torres, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Astore and Michael C. Kazer, Designated Counsel, on the briefs).

Raymond W. Hoffman, Assistant Prosecutor, for plaintiff-respondent (Patricia A. Hurt, Essex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Debra L. Stone, Assistant Attorney General, for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (Peter Verniero, Attorney General, attorney; Ms. Stone and Carol M. Henderson, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel; Ms. Henderson, on the brief).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by COLEMAN, J.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether certain prosecutorial comments made during the closing-argument phase of defendants' criminal trial deprived them of a fair trial. The Appellate Division in an unpublished opinion concluded that the prosecutor's comments were inappropriate, but harmless. We granted defendant Albert Frost's petition for certification. 153 N.J. 217, 708...

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