State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Stanley Lee Tucker, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the conviction and sentence of Stanley Lee Tucker, holding that the delay in providing a prompt probable‑cause hearing did not require suppression of his statements, that his Sixth Amendment right to counsel was not invoked at his first court appearance so Michigan v. Jackson did not bar his confession, and that the trial court did not err in refusing a manslaughter instruction or in finding counsel ineffective.