STATE v. DELLISANTI


4 A.3d 531 (2010)

203 N.J. 444

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Frank G. DELLISANTI, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided September 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Brown , Designated Counsel, argued the cause for appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

Catherine A. Foddai , Senior Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (John L. Molinelli, Bergen County Prosecutor, attorney).


Justice LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

Defendant Frank Dellisanti was not in the courtroom when, during the jury's deliberations, the trial court responded to two questions posed by the jury and when the jury returned its verdict. The record provided limited insight into what had transpired leading up to defendant's absence during those final events of his trial. Unfortunately, that led the Appellate Division and this Court, initially, to perceive that...

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