State v. Ferguson

CARROLL, J.A.D.

*867*59These appeals stem from the tragic death of a young New York man from a heroin overdose. In New Jersey, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-9(a) provides that "[a]ny person who manufactures, distributes or dispenses ... [a] controlled dangerous substance (CDS) classified in Schedules I or II ... is strictly liable for a death which results *60from the injection, inhalation[,] or ingestion of that substance, and is guilty of a crime of the first degree." New York has no comparable statute.

In these appeals, which we consolidate for purposes of this opinion, we address the issue of territorial…