State v. Hammond

107 N.J. Super. 588 (1969)

259 A.2d 718

THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,

v.

CLAUDE HAMMOND, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Submitted December 8, 1969.

Decided December 18, 1969.

Before Judges CONFORD, COLLESTER and KOLOVSKY.

Mr. Samuel R. De Luca for defendant (Messrs. Krivit & Krivit, attorneys).

Mr. Edward C. Megill, Assistant Prosecutor, for plaintiff (Mr. James A. Tumulty, Jr., Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney).

The trial court erred in limiting the six defendants, including appellant, to ten peremptory challenges collectively, rather than…