Legal Opinion
State v. Jenkins
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 4, 1960PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Weikteaxjb, C. J.
The State appeals from a judgment of the Appellate Division, one judge dissenting, vacating the sentence imposed upon defendant and directing resentence. 57 N. J. Super. 93 (1959).
Both the majority and dissenting opinions held the right of an accused “to have the assistance of counsel in his defense,” N. J. Const. (1947), Art. I, par. 10, includes the right to counsel at the time of sentence. We agree. The Appellate Division then proceeded to make factual findings with respect to whether defendant had waived that right. In our view,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
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