State v. Zenquis

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

CLIFFORD, J.

In the companion case, State v. Garcia, 131 N.J. 67, 618 A. 2d 326 (1992), decided this day, we hold that Evidence Rule 34 provides a “surveillance location privilege” that permits the State, in appropriate circumstances, to conceal information about the location from which law-enforcement personnel have observed alleged criminal activities. In this case the trial court issued a protective order limiting cross-examination about the surveillance location. The Appellate Division reversed defendant’s conviction for distribution of heroin,…