State v. A.O.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

S.L. REISNER, J.A.D.

Defendant AO. appeals from his conviction for first-degree aggravated sexual assault on a child, C.I., and the sentence of eighteen years imprisonment with a nine-year parole bar.

We reverse the conviction on two grounds. First, we hold that defendant’s stipulation as to the admissibility at trial of polygraph test results, which he executed without benefit of counsel, was constitutionally invalid. We disagree with State v. Reyes, 237 N.J.Super. 250, 567 A.2d 287 (App.Div.1989), and in any event we conclude it is no longer good law,…