Opinion
Argued May 11, 1976 —
Decided May 27, 1976.
On certification to the Superior Court, Appellate Division, whose opinion is reported at 135 N.J. Super. 125 (1975).
Mr. John P. Goceljak, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant State of New Jersey ( Mr. Burrell Ives Humphreys, Passaic County Prosecutor, attorney).
Ms. Rosemary K. Reavey, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent juvenile ( Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney; Ms. Reavey and Mr. Salim J. Balady, Assistant Deputy Public Defenders, of counsel and on the brief).
Ms. Jane E. Deaterly, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney pro se; Ms. Deaterly and Mr. William Welaj, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).
The judgment is affirmed substantially for the reasons expressed by the Appellate Division. For affirmance — Chief Justice HUGHES, Justices MOUNTAIN, SULLIVAN, PASHMAN, CLIFFORD and SCHREIBER and Judge KOLOVSKY — 7.
For reversal — None.