STATE v. CANNON


271 N.J. Super. 391 (1994)

638 A.2d 915

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. DWAYNE CANNON, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Garrigan, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Carmen Messano, Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney; Mr. Garrigan, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the letter-brief).

Matthew Astore, Deputy Public Defender II, argued the cause for respondent (Susan L. Reisner, Acting Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Astore, of counsel and on the letter-brief).

Before Judges PETRELLA, BAIME and VILLANUEVA.


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

We granted the State's motion for leave to appeal from a pretrial ruling in a drug distribution case barring the testimony of the State's expert witness regarding methods employed by street-level drug dealers. We reverse.

This case arises out of an incident which occurred on February 5, 1993, at Wilkerson Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City. Members of the Jersey City Police Department...

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