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STATE v. SCHMID

84 N.J. 535 (1980)

423 A.2d 615

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. CHRIS SCHMID, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided November 25, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerrold Kamensky and Sanford Levinson, a member of the California Bar, argued the cause for appellant (Jerrold Kamensky, attorney).

Florence V. Hughes, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; John DeCicco, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel).

Nicholas de B. Katzenbach argued the cause for intervenor Princeton University (Thomas H. Wright, Jr., attorney; Laura C. Ford of counsel and on the brief).

Michael F. Spicer and Frances Goldmark submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in New Jersey (Jamieson, McCardell, Moore, Peskin & Spicer, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

While distributing political literature on the campus of Princeton University, defendant Chris Schmid, a member of the United States Labor Party, was arrested and charged by the University with trespass upon private property. He was subsequently convicted under the State's penal trespass statute. On this appeal he challenges the conviction on the grounds that it stems from a violation of his federal and state constitutional...

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