Legal Opinion
State v. Buonadonna
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 8, 1991PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
Norman Grist, Jr. (Grist) was shot four times by Michael Talotti while in his warehouse office. Although seriously injured, Grist was not killed. Several hours after the shooting, Grist’s son, Norman Grist, III (Norman), gave a statement to the police implicating himself, as well as respondents Talotti and Saverio Wayde Buonadonna. All three were indicted on various charges arising from the shooting.
Knowing that Norman did not intend to testify, the State reviewed his statement and concluded that the statement could not be effectively…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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