State v. MZ

241 N.J. Super. 444 (1990)

575 A.2d 82

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF,

v.

M.Z., DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Monmouth County.

Decided March 15, 1990.

Peter Boser, Asst. Prosecutor for the Plaintiff (John Kaye, Monmouth County Prosecutor)

W. Lane Miller, Esq., for the Defendant.

MARK A. SULLIVAN, JR., J.S.C.

The issue in this case is one of first impression. It involves the application of Evid.R. 63(33) which was adopted June 13, 1989. That rule provides:

"A statement by a child under the age of 12 relating to a sexual offense under the Code of Criminal Justice committed on,…