State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Lillian Clawans, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the defendant's conviction for subornation of false swearing and remanded for a new trial, finding that the State's summation contained prejudicial plain error and that the trial court erred in refusing a proper charge regarding the failure to call certain witnesses. The Court affirmed the admissibility of the sworn statement and held that the trial court did not err on the other raised issues. Justice Ekafcis, dissenting in part, agreed with the reversal but disagreed with the majority's reasoning concerning the charge request.