Case Name: STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. KENNETH BANKS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 2002-03-26
Citations: 171 N.J. 466
Docket Number: 
Parties: STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. KENNETH BANKS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 171
Pages: 466–468

Head Matter:
795 A.2d 847
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. KENNETH BANKS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
Argued January 15, 2002
Decided March 26, 2002.
Susan C. Green, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Peter A. Garcia, Acting Public Defender, attorney).
Barbara A. Rosenkrans, Acting Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Donald C. Campolo, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The judgment is affirmed, substantially for the reasons expressed in the Per Curiam opinion of the Appellate Division, reported at 349 N.J.Super. 234, 793 A.2d 720 (2001).
Chief Justice PORITZ and Justices STEIN, COLEMAN, • VERNIERO, LaVECCHIA, and ZAZZALI join in this opinion. Justice LONG has filed a separate, dissenting opinion.