Legal Opinion
State v. P.Z.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided November 13, 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
SHEBELL, P.J.A.D.
The State, on leave granted by this court, appeals from an order of the Law Division that granted the motion of defendant, P.Z., to bar, on constitutional grounds, the use against him in this criminal prosecution of certain statements he gave to a Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) case worker. We affirm.
On May 2, 1995 a hearing was held on defendant’s motion to suppress his statements. The judge found that the Prosecutor’s Office had knowledge of the incident of child abuse from the outset *222of the civil matter, when DYFS…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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