STATE v. AHMAD

A-54 September Term 2019 083736.

252 A.3d 968 (2021)

246 N.J. 592

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Zakariyya AHMAD, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Caroline C. Galda , Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent ( Theodore N. Stephens, II , Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Caroline C. Galda , of counsel and on the briefs, and Stephen A. Pogany , Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, on the briefs).

William J. Munoz argued the cause for amici curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, American Civil Liberties of New Jersey, and Northeast Juvenile Defender Center (Whipple Azzarello, Rutgers Criminal and Youth Justice Clinic, and American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; William J. Munoz , Laura Cohen , and Alexander Shalom , Newark, on the brief).

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


In this case, defendant Zakariyya Ahmad appeals from his conviction of multiple offenses related to the murder of a café owner in Newark. We are asked to determine whether defendant's statement to police — which occurred when defendant was 17 years old — was properly admitted...

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