Legal Opinion
State in Interest of M.G.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided January 21, 1998PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
MUIR, Jr., J.A.D.
This is a case of statutory construction. It requires us to determine whether possession of two saran wrapped sheets of blotter paper perforated into 100 separate sections, each imprinted with smiley faces, a conventional medium utilized for dispensing lysergic acid diethylamide, but devoid of LSD, constitutes possession of an imitation controlled dangerous substance as criminalized by N.J.S.A. 20:35-11.
The trial court concluded the sheets of blotter paper fell within the intendment of the statute and adjudicated M.G. delinquent on…
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