STATE v. HOWERY


80 N.J. 563 (1979)

404 A.2d 632

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. RICHARD A. HOWERY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Barry J. Hockfield argued the cause for defendant-appellant (Mr. Stanley C. Van Ness, Public Defender of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Maurice J. Molyneaux, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. Dennis G. Wixted, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for plaintiff-respondent (Mr. Thomas J. Schusted, Camden County Prosecutor, attorney; Mr. Wixted, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. Mark Paul Cronin, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (Mr. John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Edwin H. Stern, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Cronin, of counsel and on the brief).


The opinion of the court was delivered by CLIFFORD, J.

We granted certification, 77 N.J. 497 (1978), to review the Appellate Division's affirmance, in an unreported opinion, of Richard Howery's conviction on three drug charges: possession of heroin with David Townsend and John Clark in violation of N.J.S.A. 24:21-20(a)(1); distribution of heroin with Townsend and Clark contrary to N.J.S.A. 24:21-19(a)(1); and conspiracy...

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