Court Opinion

ID: 9860891
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 23:35:24.210565+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T11:26:50.258062
License: Public Domain

PASHMAN, J.,
concurring.
I concur in the decision of the Court to dismiss defendant’s appeal because he is a fugitive. Insofar as the majority opinion discusses the merits of defendant’s appeal, I adhere to my view, expressed in State v. Bell and Peguese, 90 N.J. 163 (1982) (Pashman, J., dissenting), that representation of codefendants by associated public defenders is a per se deprivation of effective assistance of counsel absent a knowing waiver.
PASHMAN, J., concurring in the result.
For dismissal—Chief Justice WILENTZ and Justices PASHMAN, CLIFFORD, SCHREIBER, HANDLER, POLLOCK and O’HERN—7.
Opposed—None.