State v. Jamison

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Contokd, P. J. A. D.,

Temporarily Assigned. Defendant was convicted of atrocious assault and battery, assault with an offensive instrument and possession of a dangerous knife. He was sentenced to from five to seven years in prison on each count, the terms on the last two counts to be served concurrently, but consecutively to the term on the first count. The Appellate Division affirmed in an unreported opinion. We granted certification, 63 N. J. 567 (1973). We were concerned over a possible injustice in the failure of adduction at the trial: (a) of the…