Supreme Court of New Jersey
State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Michael Cavallo and David R. Murro, Defendants-Appellants
February 17, 198288 N.J. 508
Summary
The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the appellate division's exclusion of expert psychiatric character testimony offered by the defendants, holding that the testimony lacked the requisite scientific reliability and did not violate the Sixth Amendment. The court also rejected the defendants' Sixth Amendment claim and clarified the application of Rule 47 and Rule 56 to such evidence.