Supreme Court of New Jersey

State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Laurie A. Corsaro, Defendant-Appellant; State of New Jersey…

June 23, 1987107 N.J. 339

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that substituting a juror after a partial verdict constitutes plain error that requires reversal of the remaining convictions. The Court rejected the defense counsel's consent as a bar to reversal and ordered a new trial on the open charges.