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STATE v. SMITH

295 N.J. Super. 399 (1996)

685 A.2d 73

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, COMPLAINANT-RESPONDENT, v. EVELYN SMITH, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Criminal Part Hudson County.

Decided July 25, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gina A. Calogero, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Ryan, Assistant Prosecutor, for the State, complainant-respondent (Carmen Messano, Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney).

JOSE L. FUENTES, Judge.

This case presents an issue of first impression to the New Jersey judiciary: namely, the interpretation of N.J.S.A. 4:19-17 through 4:19-36 (the Vicious and Potentially Dangerous Dog Act), which governs vicious and potentially dangerous dogs. Specifically, appellant, Ms. Evelyn Smith, has appealed the ruling of the Hoboken Municipal Court finding her pet dog, Big Head, to be vicious under N.J.S.A. 4:19-22. If the appeal is unsuccessful...

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