Legal Opinion
In re Cannady
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided December 19, 1991PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
In this appeal, as in In re Kauffman, 126 N.J. 499, 600 A.2d 465 (1991) and in State v. Arenas, 126 N.J. 504, 600 A.2d 467 (1991), also decided today, we consider whether the Public Defender Act, N.J.S.A. 2AA58A-1 to -25, requires the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) to provide ancillary services for indigent defendants whom it does not represent. We conclude that it does.
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Defendant, Janice Cannady, was indicted for the murder of her live-in boyfriend. Members of her family thereafter retained private counsel to represent her. After…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State v. RushSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
- State v. RussoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
- State v. ManningNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1989
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