Legal Opinion
State v. Garrison
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 21, 1989Published
1Per curiam
Defendants appeal from their convictions on trial de novo in the Law Division.1 We reverse and vacate the convictions of both defendants.
Briefly stated, defendants were arrested for chronologically related offenses on September 15, 1985. Joan Garrison (Joan) was charged with drunk driving, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 (DWI) and consumption of alcohol by the operator of a motor vehicle, N.J.S.A. 39:4-51a. As a result of events related to the stop of the vehicle and detention of Joan, David Garrison (David) was charged with resisting arrest, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2, simple assault upon a police officer, N.J.S.A.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sanabria v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. DeLucaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- State v. SloaneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- State v. BarnesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
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