State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Ralph Herman Ingenito, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed Ingenito's conviction, holding that the admission of his prior conviction as collateral estoppel violated his constitutional right to a trial by jury. The Court also found the prior conviction evidence inadmissible as hearsay. The decision was accompanied by a concurrence that agreed with the result but emphasized the evidentiary error.