A-37-21/A-67-20 | NJ Courts

A-37-21/A-67-20 State v. Quinnizel J. Clark (085271)

Did the admission of evidence that defendant asked for a lawyer when the interrogating officer asked him to exculpate himself, and the prosecutor’s comments during summations, violate defendant’s Fifth Amendment right to counsel?

[Note: This matter has been accelerated by order of the Court, and a peremptory briefing schedule is imposed. No further submissions, including applications to appear as amicus curiae, shall be accepted unless requested by the Court.]

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