State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Tyrone M. Brunson, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed and remanded the defendant's convictions, holding that when a testifying defendant has prior convictions that are the same or similar to the charged offense, the State may introduce only the date, degree, and number of those convictions, not the specific nature of the crimes, to impeach credibility. The Court also noted that the chain‑of‑custody issue need not be addressed because the convictions were reversed on other grounds.