Supreme Court of New Jersey· 6/23/1994

State v. Michaels

Citations

642 A.2d 1372
136 N.J. 299
1994 N.J. LEXIS 504

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requiring a pretrial hearing to determine the reliability of the testimony of a child who was subjected to suggestive interview techniques
“A lack of objectivity also was indicated by the interviewer’s failure to pursue any alternative hypothesis that might contradict an assumption of defendant’s guilt. . . .”
a trial court's rulings on the admissibility of evidence will not be overturned absent an abuse of discretion
\The debilitating impact of improper interrogation has even more pronounced effect among young children. \
discussing \[t]he insidious effects of repeated questioning\

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Judges: Handler

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