Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2016

State v. Morales

State v. Morales
Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided September 23, 2016
227 N.J. 373; 151 A.3d 975; 2016 N.J. LEXIS 985

State v. Morales

Opinion of the Court

ON PETITION FOR CERTIFICATION

To the Appellate Division, Superior Court:

A petition for certification of the judgment in A-003088-13 having been submitted to this Court, and the Court having determined that the trial court’s statement of reasons for not providing oral argument on this initial petition for post-conviction relief did not overcome the strong presumption in favor of oral argument established in State v. Parker, 212 N.J. 260 (2012); it is hereby

ORDERED that the petition for certification is granted and the judgment of the Superior Court, Appellate Division is summarily reversed, and the matter is remanded to the trial court for oral *374argument on defendant’s petition for post-conviction relief. Jurisdiction is not retained.

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