State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Juan Pablo Santos, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the lower court's grant of an evidentiary hearing and telephonic testimony for Santos, holding that he is not entitled to such relief under the Gaitan standard and that the Aqua Marine test for telephone testimony was not satisfied; the matter was remanded for full reconsideration. Justice Albin dissented, arguing the case should be stayed pending Supreme Court review of Gaitan.