STATE IN INTEREST OF K.V.N

Mrs. Rosemary Karcher Reavey, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant ( Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender, attorney). Mr. Michael H. Kessler, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for the State of New Jersey ( Mr. Elson P. Kendall, Assistant Prosecutor, on the brief; Mr. Karl Asch, Union County Prosecutor, attorney). Mr. John A. Brogan, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae ( Mr. George F. Kugler, Jr., Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).