STATE v. SHAHAMET


228 N.J. Super. 340 (1988)

549 A.2d 884

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. ABDEL AKBAR SHAHAMET, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred A. Slocum, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Robert Seelenfreund, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief).

W. Cary Edwards, Attorney General, attorney for respondent (Mildred Vallerini Spiller, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges KING, ASHBEY and SKILLMAN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by SKILLMAN, J.A.D.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, cocaine, in violation of N.J.S.A. 24:21-20(a)(1), and sentenced to a four year term of imprisonment.

The State's evidence against defendant was obtained from a search of the apartment which defendant shared with his wife. The search revealed five vials in the drawer of a dresser located in the marital bedroom...

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