Legal Opinion
State v. McCombs
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided October 29, 1979PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
CLIFFORD, J.
The judgment of the Appellate Division is affirmed substantially for the reasons set forth in that court’s opinion. 171 N.J.Super. 161 (App.Div.1979). We add the following comments only for the purpose of emphasis.
When defendant rejected his assigned counsel, he also expressly refused to represent himself.1 While it is clear, as we shall stress below, that an indigent defendant cannot have it both ways, it is equally clear that he cannot be left adrift during so crucial a phase of the trial as the jury selection process. In this case the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. ManleySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
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3Cited by38 opinions
- State v. KoedatichSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- State v. MortonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
- State v. ScherzerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
- State v. SugarSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- State v. CrisafiSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
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