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Article: N.J. COURT BROADENS MIRANDA RIGHTS
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- July 24, 1992
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ELLIOT PINSLEY, Record Staff Writer
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
07-24-1992
N.J. COURT BROADENS MIRANDA RIGHTS -- PASSAIC MAN WINS NEW MURDER TRIAL
By ELLIOT PINSLEY, Record Staff Writer
Date: 07-24-1992, Friday
Section: NEWS
Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early
TRENTON -- In a decision that expands the right to counsel for criminal
suspects in New Jersey beyond protections afforded by the U.S.
Constitution, the state Supreme Court on Thursday reversed the murder
conviction of a Passaic man, asserting that once he was indicted, the
man should not have been questioned by police without having a lawyer
present.
Even though the defendant reportedly ...