STATE v. G.E.P.

Docket Nos. A-2065-15T2, A-0556-16T1, A-1455-16T3, A-3280-16T1.

205 A.3d 1155 (2019)

458 N.J. Super. 436

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. G.E.P., Defendant-Appellant. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. R.P., Defendant-Appellant. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. C.P., Defendant-Appellant. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. C.K., Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 27, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence S. Lustberg , Newark, argued the cause for appellant in A-2065-15 (Gibbons PC, attorneys; Lawrence S. Lustberg and Amanda B. Protess , on the briefs).

Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney for appellant in A-0556-16 ( Jay L. Wilensky , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the briefs).

Kelly Anderson Smith , Montclair, argued the cause for appellant in A-1455-16.

Stefan Van Jura , Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant in A-3280-16 ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Stefan Van Jura, of counsel and on the briefs).

John K. McNamara, Jr. , Chief Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent in A-2065-15 ( Fredric M. Knapp , Morris County Prosecutor, attorney; Erin Smith Wisloff , Supervising Assistant Prosecutor, on the briefs).

Dennis Calo , Acting Bergen County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent in A-0556-16 ( William P. Miller , Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief; Catherine A. Foddai , Legal Assistant, on the briefs).

Lila B. Leonard , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents in A-1455-16 and A-3280-16 ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Sarah E. Elsasser , Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief in A-1455-16; Lila B. Leonard, of counsel and on the briefs in A-3280-16).

Before Judges Koblitz, Ostrer and Mayer.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

We consolidate these four appeals for the purpose of writing a single opinion because they present the issue of whether State v. J.L.G., 234 N.J. 265, 272, 190 A.3d 442 (2018), should be applied...

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