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138 N.J. 89

648 A.2d 1127

State v. Baker

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. JAMES BAKER, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Argued September 27, 1994.

Decided October 27, 1994.

Supreme Court of New Jersey · decided 1994-10-27

Relies on 270 N.J. Super. 55 - State v. Baker

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Decided 1994-10-27

How this case has been cited

Cited by 45 later decisions — most recently October 2012 · most notably State v. Lotter (1998), State v. Haliski (1995)

3 federal appellate · 42 state decisions

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¶1Robert L. Sloan, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Susan L. Reisner, Acting Public Defender, attorney).

¶2Robert A. Suarez, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Andrew K. Ruotolo, Jr., Union County Prosecutor, attorney; Mr. Suarez and Steven J. Kaflowitz, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the letter brief).

¶3Janet Flanagan, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause on behalf of amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General, attorney).

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5The judgment is affirmed, substantially for the reasons expressed in Judge Skillman's majority opinion for the Appellate Division, reported at 270 N.J. Super. 55, 636 A.2d 553 (1994).

¶6O'HERN, J., dissenting.

¶7I would reverse, substantially for the reasons expressed in Judge Kestin's dissenting opinion, reported at 270 N.J. Super. 79, 636 A.2d 553 (1994).

¶8For affirmance — Chief Justice WILENTZ, and Justices CLIFFORD, HANDLER, POLLOCK, GARIBALDI and STEIN — 6.

¶9For reversal — Justice O'HERN — 1.

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