State v. Whittaker

Meredith, J. S. C.

Defendant’s counsel moved for dismissal of the indictment at the end of the State’s ease. Defendant was indicted for violating N. J. S. A. 45:19-10, which prohibits the unlicensed “engaging] in the private detective business or as a private detective or investigator * * Counsel argued that the State’s proofs may have *361shown that defendant engaged in conduct which constituted a single or isolated transaction of detective work, but the proofs failed to show that defendant engaged in a business. Lor the reasons expressed in this opinion, the court has adopted counsel’s argument…