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I. CONSTRUCTION, PURPOSE AND NATURE OF THE AGREEMENT .................................. 469
II. MECHANICS OF THE AGREEMENT ......................................................................................... 469
A. Article III ..................................................................................................................................... 469
B. Article IV ..................................................................................................................................... 470
III. CUSTODIAL CREDIT PURSUANT TO R. 3:21-8 ..................................................................... 471
IV. SPEEDY TRIAL AND PROCEDURAL RIGHTS .......................................................................... 471
A. Speedy Trial .................................................................................................................................. 471
B. Procedural Rights ........................................................................................................................ 472
INTOXICATION ........................................................................................................................................ 472
I. AS A DEFENSE TO CRIME ............................................................................................................. 472
A. Voluntary Intoxication ................................................................................................................. 472
B. Pathological Intoxication ............................................................................................................... 473
II. JURY CHARGE AND ITS BASIS .................................................................................................... 473
JOINDER & SEVERANCE....................................................................................................................... 474
I. OFFENSES IN THE SAME INDICTMENT OR ACCUSATION ................................................. 474
A. Permissive joinder of offenses ....................................................................................................... 474
B. Mandatory Joinder of Offenses .................................................................................................... 474
C. Severance of Offenses ................................................................................................................... 475
D. Time for Making a Motion for Severance ................................................................................... 47 5
II. DEFENDANTS ................................................................................................................................ 475
JUDGMENT(See also, APPEALS, COURTS and DOUBLE JEOPARDY, this Digest) ............................ 477
JURIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 478
I. RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL .................................................................................................................. 478
A. Generally ...................................................................................................................................... 478
B. No Right to a Jury Trial ............................................................................................................... 478
C. No right to Non-jury Trial .......................................................................................................... 479
II. NUMBER OF JURORS REQUIRED ON PANEL ........................................................................ 479
III. VOIR DIRE; EXCUSAL FOR CAUSE; PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES ..................................... 479
A. Generally ...................................................................................................................................... 479
- R. 1:8-3 addresses .................................................................................................................. 479
- Examples ................................................................................................................................ 480
B. Voir Dire Examination on Particular Topics ................................................................................ 4 81 - Death Penalty (See also, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, this Digest) ...................................... 481
- Racial Prejudice ..................................................................................................................... 481
- Insanity .................................................................................................................................. 482
C. Number of Peremptory Challenges See N.J.S.A. 2B:23-13 and R. 1:8-3(d). ........................... 482
IV. DISQUALIFICATION OF JUROR ................................................................................................ 4 82
V. ALTERNATES; SUBSTITUTION ................................................................................................... 482
A. Generally ...................................................................................................................................... 482
B. Examples ...................................................................................................................................... 482