STATE v. SMITH


136 N.J. 245 (1994)

642 A.2d 978

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. JUAN DARNELL SMITH, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Davidson, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Robert W. Gluck, Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney).

Stephen W. Kirsch, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Susan L. Reisner, Acting Public Defender, attorney).

Michael J. Williams, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).


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

We granted certification, 134 N.J. 561, 636 A.2d 519 (1993), to review the Appellate Division's reversal of defendant's convictions for armed robbery, a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d. In an unreported opinion the Appellate Division held that...

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