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STATE v. JIMENEZ

815 A.2d 976 (2003)

175 N.J. 475

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Porfirio JIMENEZ, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 27, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Connor, Jr., Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Michael M. Rubbinaccio, Morris County Prosecutor, attorney).

Joseph E. Krakora, Deputy Public Defender II, argued the cause for respondent (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

Carol M. Henderson, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (Peter C. Harvey, Acting Attorney General, attorney).

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

In this capital case, we must decide whether to disqualify one of the two public defenders representing defendant because of her previous one-day representation of a client who was questioned during the investigation but found to have no connection with the murder. We conclude that the facts do not present a reasonable basis to deny defendant counsel of his choice based...

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