Supreme Court of New Jersey

The State of New Jersey, Respondent v. Reginald O. Driver, Jr., Defendant-Appellant

July 19, 196238 N.J. 255

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed Reginald O. Driver, Jr.'s murder conviction and remanded for a new trial because the trial court erred in admitting evidence of the defendant's refusal to take a lie detector test, unsigned confessions obtained after prolonged coercive interrogation, and a later tape recording, all of which were found involuntary and prejudicial.