State v. Duprey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WAUGH, J.AD.

This case requires us to determine whether testimony given by the plaintiff or defendant during the trial of a domestic violence matter can be used for the purposes of cross-examination in a related criminal trial, despite the language of N.J.S.A. 2C:25-29(a) that “testimony given by the plaintiff or defendant in the domestic *317violence matter shall not be used in the simultaneous or subsequent criminal proceeding against the defendant.” We hold that such testimony can be used for the limited purpose of cross-examination in a manner…