State v. Orecchio

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

The Appellate Division, without dissent, directed that the defendant be granted a new trial because of the many legal errors during his first trial which resulted in judgment of conviction. See 27 N. J. Super. 484 (1953). We granted certification on the State’s application. See 14 N. J. 352 (1954).

The sound administration of criminal justice in our democracy requires that both the end and the means be just. The accused, no matter how abhorrent the offense charged nor how seemingly evident the guilt, is entitled to a fair trial surrounded by…