STATE v. MORRISON


902 A.2d 860 (2006)

188 N.J. 2

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Lewis B. MORRISON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 26, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Rogers, Somerville, argued the cause for appellant (McDonald & Rogers, attorneys).

Steven C. Lember, First Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (John Patrick Barnes, Hunterdon County Prosecutor, attorney).

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


Justice ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In the early morning hours of September 27, 2002, Daniel Shore and his friend defendant Lewis B. Morrison trolled the streets of Plainfield for drugs. When they found a dealer, defendant took their pooled money and bought four decks of heroin— little glassine packets containing the powdery substance. Afterwards, defendant gave two of the decks to Shore. Later that day, Shore died of a heroin overdose.

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