Supreme Court of New Jersey· 12/11/1985

State v. Fort

Citations

501 A.2d 140
101 N.J. 123
1985 N.J. LEXIS 2400

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holding that a requirement that co-defendants agree not to testify favorably for defendant as part of their plea agreement violated defendant's right to compulsory process
noting the “search for truth” is not well served when the State attempts to fortify its case “by sealing the lips of witnesses”
plea agreement with co-defendants conditioned on their agreement not to testify for defendants violated defendants' constitutional rights
a \no testimony\ plea agreement violates a co-defendant's rights to due process and to present witnesses in his favor
“no testimony” agreement violated rights to due process and to present favorable witnesses
“no testimony” agreement violated defendant’s due process rights

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Judges: Pollock

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