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State of New Jersey v. R.D. (A-11/51-00)

Argued February 27, 2001 -- Decided July 16, 2001

LaVecchia, J., writing for a majority of the Court.

This appeal considers whether the defendant was deprived of a fair trial because the trial court failed to voir dire all jurors on being informed by one juror that he knew extraneous information about a witness.