State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Richard Feaster (Now Known as Sean Padraic Kenney), Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the prosecutor’s warning to a key defense witness constituted substantial interference with the witness’s decision to testify, violating the defendant’s due‑process and compulsory‑process rights under the state constitution, and remanded the case for further PCR proceedings. Justice Rivera‑Soto dissented, arguing that the prosecutor’s conduct did not rise to the level of constitutional violation and that the majority’s remedy was unsupported.