STATE v. ANASTASIA


813 A.2d 601 (2003)

356 N.J. Super. 534

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Mindy ANASTASIA, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 4, 2002.

Decided January 16, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Bernadette DeCastro, Acting Deputy Public Defender II, of counsel and on the brief).

Peter C. Harvey, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney for respondent (Frank Muroski, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges WALLACE, JR., CIANCIA and AXELRAD.


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

The primary issue addressed in this appeal is whether a civil notice from a state agency advising that a child has been removed from his or her home without a court order constitutes "process" within the meaning of a criminal statute that prohibits interference with custody "after being served with process." We hold that it does not.

Defendant Mindy Anastasia, also known as Mindy Durando, was found...

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