State v. Alexander

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SKILLMAN, J.A.D.

This appeal involves a claim that defendant was denied due process of law because the negligence of the police in investigating the crime resulted in pre-indictment delay which impaired his ability to defend the charges.

Defendant was indicted for attempted murder, in violation of N.J.SA 2C:5-1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:ll-3, armed robbery, in violation of N.J.SA 2C:15-1, armed burglary, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2, second degree aggravated assault, in violation of N.J.SA 2C:12-lb(l), terroristic threats, in violation of N.J.S.A 2C:12-3,…