State v. Johnson

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Francis, J.

The Union County Grand Jury indicted defendant Johnson for murder, and shortly thereafter he applied to be released on bail pending trial. On July 29, 1971 following a hearing the trial court found there was a fair likelihood that Johnson was in danger of a jury verdict of first degree murder, and therefore he was not entitled to bail. State v. Konigsberg, 33 N. J. 367 (1960).

Subsequently this Court in State v. Funicello, 60 N. J. 60, cert. den. sub nom New Jersey v. Presha, 408 U. S. 942, 92 S. Ct. 2849, 33 L. Ed. 2d 766 (1972), pursuant to…