State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Bruce Matlack, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the convictions for robbery and atrocious assault and battery and remanded the case for sentencing clarification. It held that prior eyewitness identifications were admissible under Rule 63(1) and that the detective's testimony about those identifications was not barred by hearsay. The Court also interpreted the trial‑court sentencing rule to allow only reduction or change, not increase, of a sentence, and provided detailed instructions for correcting the sentencing error.