STATE v. TRINIDAD

A-65 September Term 2018 081881.

228 A.3d 1243 (2020)

241 N.J. 425

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Orlando TRINIDAD, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Gies , Designated Counsel, argued the cause for appellant ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; David A. Gies , Trenton, of counsel and on the briefs, and Richard Sparaco , Cherry Hill, Designated Counsel, on the briefs).

Kayla E. Rowe , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Kayla E. Rowe , of counsel and on the briefs).

Alexander Shalom argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; Alexander Shalom and Jeanne LoCicero , on the brief).

Dillon J. McGuire , Hackensack, argued the cause for amicus curiae Civil Rights Protection Project of the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey ( Pashman Stein Walder Hayden , attorneys; CJ Griffin , of counsel and on the brief).


Defendant Orlando Trinidad, formerly an officer with the Bloomfield Police Department (BPD), was tried for misconduct, making false statements, falsifying records, and other offenses following an automobile stop gone awry. In this appeal, the Court considers several evidentiary issues and rulings...

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