State v. Cerbo

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Handler, J.

This case raises the question of whether defendants are entitled to post-conviction relief under R. 3 :22-4 based upon a violation by the State of the sealing requirements of the New Jersey Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act, N. J. S. A. 2A:156A-1 et seq.

On March 14, 1973, defendants John Cerbo and John Benevento, and another defendant Michael Centrone, who is not involved in this appeal, were indicted by a Bergen County Grand Jury on multiple counts of bookmaking in violation of N. J. S. A. 2A:112-3 and for conspiracy to…