State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Respondent v. Curtis Knight, Defendant-Respondent and…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division's reversal of Curtis Knight's convictions, holding that the State's suppression of exculpatory evidence violated the Brady rule and that the Sanchez rule on post‑indictment waivers of counsel applies retroactively with pipeline effect. Justice Coleman dissented in part, arguing that Sanchez announced a new rule and should not be applied retroactively.