Legal Opinion
State v. W.S.B.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 26, 2018No. DOCKET NO. A–5569–16T1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABATINO, P.J.A.D.
*219The State's appeal in this case calls for us to interpret and apply the Overdose Prevention Act (the "OPA" or "the Act"), N.J.S.A. 2C:35-30 to -31; N.J.S.A. 24:6J-1 to -6. The OPA, which the Legislature enacted in 2013 and slightly amended in 2015, has yet to be discussed in a published opinion.
Among other things, the statute confers immunity upon two categories of qualifying persons from being "arrested, charged, prosecuted, or convicted" for certain enumerated possessory drug offenses. The immunity covers persons: (1) who act in good faith to request medical assistance for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- DiProspero v. PennSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2005
- Frugis v. BraciglianoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2003
- State v. HamptonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- State v. HoganSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
- State v. IngramSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. MillerOhio Court of Appeals · 2019
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- Jordan Darrell Morris v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2022
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- Jordan Darrell Morris v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2022
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