Supreme Court of New Jersey

State v. Michael Ross II (077458) (Middlesex and Statewide)

June 26, 2017

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division’s judgment, holding that the trial judge’s questioning of witnesses did not rise to the level of plain error and therefore did not deprive the defendant of a fair trial. The Court emphasized that the defendant’s failure to object at trial precluded reversal under the plain‑error standard.