State v. Herman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Proctor, J.

The Essex County Court permitted the defendant, Wesley Herman, to retract his plea of guilty to an indictment for robbery and to enter a plea of not guilty. After granting the State leave to appeal, the Appellate Division affirmed the order of the trial court. We granted the State’s petition for certification. 46 N. J. 217 (1966).

On April 15, 1963, the defendant and one Robert Waston were indicted for robbery. The indictment also contained a count charging the defendants with illegal possession of a dangerous weapon and a count charging them…