State v. Knight

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

*238STEIN, J.

After a jury trial, defendant, Curtis Knight, was convicted of first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. The Appellate Division reversed defendant’s convictions on two grounds: 1) the prosecutor’s failure to disclose certain exculpatory information to defendant violated federal constitutional law; and 2) the admission into evidence of defendant’s statement to his arresting officer violated defendant’s state constitutional right to counsel as construed in…