State v. Marshall, 148 N.J. 89, 284, 690 A.2d 1, cert. denied, 522 U.S. 850, 118 S.Ct. 140, 139 L.Ed.2d 88 (1997). However, the Court implicitly acknowledged a defendant’s right of access to witnesses, stating, “Of course, if the State were to interfere with a defendant’s ability to answer criminal charges by using its influence to discourage witnesses from speaking to counsel or counsel’s agents, a very different case would be presented.” Ibid. See also State v. Murtagh, 169 P.3d 602, 608 (Alaska 2007) (finding certain provisions of the Alaska Victims’ Right Act of 1991, Alaska Stat. §§ 12.61.100 to -.150, were unconstitutional because they interfered with criminal defense investigations without adequate justification). Cf. Coppolino v. Helpern, 266 F.Supp. 930, 935-36 (S.D.N.Y.1967) (<HOLDING>); but see Fenenbock, supra, 681 F.3d at 970-71,
holding that waiver by attorney was binding upon the accused when before the state introduced the evidence complained of on appeal counsel for the state in the presence of the accused and his counsel stated the agreement and the evidence of the witness was then read to the jury in the presence of the accused and his counsel without objection holding because the svp is civil the accused has no constitutional right to counsel holding that medical examiners order to toxicologist not to speak with accused his counsel or experts violated defendants constitutional rights holding that patients constitutional due process rights were violated when his trial counsel was not allowed to present a closing argument prior to involuntary commitment recognizing defendants state and federal constitutional rights to testify