Rule 3:19 – Verdict

Rule 3:19-1. Several Defendants or Counts; Written Verdict Sheets(a) Several Defendants or Counts. If there are 2 or more counts of an indictment or 2 or more defendants tried together, the jury may return a verdict or verdicts with respect to a defendant or...

Rule 3:17 – Electronic Recordation

(a) Unless one of the exceptions set forth in paragraph (b) are present, all custodial interrogations conducted in a place of detention must be electronically recorded when the person being interrogated is charged with murder, kidnapping, aggravated manslaughter,...

Rule 3:16 – Presence of the Defendant

(a) Pretrial. The defendant must be present for every scheduled event unless excused by the court for good cause shown.(b) At Trial or Post-conviction Proceedings. The defendant shall be present at every stage of the trial, including the impaneling of the jury and the...

Rule 3:15 – Joinder and Severance

Rule 3:15-1. Trial of Indictments or Accusations Together(a) Permissible Joinder. The court may order 2 or more indictments or accusations tried together if the offenses and the defendants, if there are 2 or more, could have been joined in a single indictment or...