Legal Opinion
State v. Covell
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 24, 1999PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
Defendant, Thomas Covell, was convicted of child luring in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:13-6. That statute states:
A person commits a crime of the third degree if he attempts to lure or entice a child into a motor vehicle, structure or isolated area with a purpose to commit a criminal offense with or against the child.
At issue is whether defendant’s statement to police officers about an alleged prior act of lewdness that occurred sixteen months before the offense for which he was convicted was properly admitted in evidence. To resolve that…
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- State v. KoedatichSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
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