New Jersey § 2A:158A-1 Declaration of state policy

New Jersey Statutes

§ 2A:158A-1 — Declaration of state policy

New Jersey § 2A:158A-1

Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:158A-1 (2026).

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It is hereby declared to be the policy of this State to provide for the realization of the constitutional guarantees of counsel in criminal cases for indigent defendants by means of the system and program established and authorized by this act to the end that no innocent person shall be convicted, and that the guilty, when convicted, shall be convicted only after a fair trial according to the due process of the law. L.1967, c. 43, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1967.

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It is hereby declared to be the policy of this State to provide for the realization of the constitutional guarantees of counsel in criminal cases for indigent defendants by means of the system and program established and authorized by this act to the end that no innocent person shall be convicted, and that the guilty, when convicted, shall be convicted only after a fair trial according to the due process of the law. L.1967, c. 43, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1967.