Case Name: STEPHEN P. WALSH, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE, OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, PUBLIC DEFENDER, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1997-03-05
Citations: 147 N.J. 595
Docket Number: 
Parties: STEPHEN P. WALSH, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE, OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, PUBLIC DEFENDER, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 147
Pages: 595–595

Head Matter:
689 A.2d 131
STEPHEN P. WALSH, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE, OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, PUBLIC DEFENDER, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
Argued February 19, 1997
Decided March 5, 1997.
Lewis A Scheindlin, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Peter G. Vemiero, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mary C. Jacobson, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Scheindlin and Perry L. Lattiboudere, Deputy Attorney General, on the briefs).
Matthew S. Rogers argued the cause for respondent (Contant, Scherby & Atkins, attorneys; Andrew T. Fede, on the brief).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The judgment is reversed, substantially for the reasons expressed in Judge Skillman's dissenting opinion of the Appellate Division, reported at 290 N.J.Super. 13, 674 A.2d 988 (1996).
For reversal — -Chief Justice PORITZ and Justices HANDLER, POLLOCK, O'HERN, GARIBALDI, STEIN and COLEMAN — 7.