Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 25, 1993PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
STEIN, J.
Defendant, Charles Thomas, was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of school property, in violation of N.J.S.A. 20:35-7. The issue presented in this appeal is whether the State produced sufficient evidence for a jury to conclude that the school property was “used for school purposes.” A divided panel of the Appellate Division affirmed the conviction, the dissenting member concluding that the State had failed to sustain its burden of proof. 256 N.J.Super. 563, 572-74, 607 A.2d 997 (1992). The appeal…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
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- State v. JimenezNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1993
- State v. BelnavisNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1998
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