State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Belvin Melvin, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and reinstated Belvin Melvin's murder conviction, holding that the failure to give Miranda warnings before two pre‑warning interviews did not prejudice the defendant, that the warnings given before the polygraph were adequate, that no repeat warnings were required before later admissions, and that the polygraph operator's testimony did not constitute plain error.