STATE v. ALEXANDER


136 N.J. 563 (1994)

643 A.2d 996

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. RYAN LEE ALEXANDER, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 19, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart A. Minkowitz, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (John J. Fahy, Bergen County Prosecutor, attorney; Mr. Minkowitz and Susan W. Sciacca, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief).

Mordecai Garelick, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent (Zulima V. Farber, Public Defender, attorney).

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

Lawrence S. Lustberg argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Crummy, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, attorneys; Mr. Lustberg and Jonathan Romberg, on the brief).


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

A jury convicted defendant of several drug-related offenses, including a charge of violating N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, commonly known as the "drug kingpin" statute. The Appellate Division reversed the "drug kingpin" conviction because it found error in the trial court's instructions to the jury. 264 N.J.Super. 102, 107-11, 624 A.2d 48 (1993...

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