State v. Poteet

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Weintraub, C. J.

This is a post-conviction proceeding. Poteet and two others were convicted of the armed robbery of a bank. Poteet’s conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Division in an unreported opinion, and we denied his petition for certification. 51 N. J. 572 (1968). Poteet instituted the present proceeding advancing claims which could have been raised on the direct appeal and which were foreclosed on that account. State v. Trantino, 60 N. J. 176, 180 (1972). Both the trial court and the Appellate Division, while recognizing the issues should…