STATE v. PRESSLEY

A-52 September Term 2016 078747.

181 A.3d 1017 (2018)

232 N.J. 587

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Dorian PRESSLEY, a/k/a Justin Belton, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 19, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Pugliese , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Frank J. Pugliese, of counsel and on the brief).

Stephanie Davis Elson , Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent ( Esther Suarez , Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney; Erica M. Bertuzzi , Assistant Prosecutor, on the brief).

Sarah E. Elsasser , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Sarah E. Elsasser, of counsel and on the brief).


In this case, the State presented strong evidence that defendant Dorian Pressley distributed cocaine. According to the testimony at trial, defendant sold two vials of cocaine directly to an undercover detective on April 30, 2013. At the end of the face-to-face exchange, defendant gave the detective his phone number for future use and told her...

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