State v. Brims

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

COLEMAN, J.

The primary issues raised in this appeal, which involves a conviction for second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, are whether the jury was properly instructed on, and whether the State sustained its burden of proving, defendant’s specific unlawful purpose for possessing a weapon. The trial court and the Appellate Division concluded that there was no plain error. We agree and affirm.

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In his first trial, defendant was convicted of possession of a firearm without a firearms identification card in violation of N.J.S.A.…