Matter of the Application of Vincent Cicenia for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Vincent Cicenia

The case of the appellant has been ably presented to us by counsel appointed by the trial court. Every issue of the case has been covered adequately by Chief Judge Forman in his thorough opinion, D.C., 148 F.Supp. 98, and it would be a work of supererogation to repeat the arguments of the parties here and deal •It. at. _ with them anew.

The decision of the court below was correct in all respects. Until the Supreme Court of New Jersey reverses its holding that an accused may be denied the opportunity to consult with counsel during the period of police interrogation between arrest and…