State v. Pleasant

We affirm the judgment of the Appellate Division substantially for the reasons expressed in the majority opinion below. 313 N.J.Super. 325, 712 A.2d 1215. We conclude that the jury instruction concerning the offense of employing a juvenile in a drug distribution scheme, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-6, did not constitute reversible error.

Although we are in accord with the majority’s finding that the jury charge was adequate, we agree with the dissenting member’s observation that N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a), one of the statutes on which a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-6 may be predicated, is potentially ambiguous. 313…