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STATE v. ODOM

116 N.J. 65 (1989)

560 A.2d 1198

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ERNEST ODOM, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 26, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vickie Harrell-Burke, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Ronald S. Fava, Passaic County Prosecutor, attorney).

Roderick Taylor Baltimore, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Alfred A. Slocum, Public Defender, attorney).

Chana Barron, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause on behalf of amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Peter N. Perretti, Jr., Attorney General, attorney).

John P. McDonald submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey.

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

In this criminal appeal, the defendant was convicted of the possession of controlled dangerous substances with the intention to distribute. In the course of the trial, a police officer was qualified as an expert and permitted to testify that in his opinion the facts and circumstances surrounding the possession of the controlled dangerous substance indicated that they were...

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