State v. James Grate State v. Fuquan Cromwell (072750)

Following an attempted robbery of an acquaintance, defendants Fuquan Cromwell and James Grate were stopped by police officers on the campus of Drew University. The officers discovered a gun under the driver’s seat of the acquaintance’s car within reach of defendants. Defendants were arrested and charged in a twelve-count indictment with various offenses, including second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon at an educational institution.

Defendants were tried jointly. The trial court in its charge to the jury did not state that to find…