State v. Turner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PAUL G. LEVY, J.A.D.

A family dispute erupted between defendants and their two cousins over the title to a residence in East Orange. The conflict eventuated in this criminal prosecution culminating in defendants’ convictions of criminal restraint, assault and illegal possession of a handgun. Each defendant was sentenced to a net minimum term of three years imprisonment, and each sentence was stayed pending appeal. The appeals of the five defendants have been calendared back-to-back, and we have combined them in this single opinion.

Facts

A reasonable…