STATE v. ANDERSON

A-15/16 September Term 2020 084365.

256 A.3d 981 (2021)

248 N.J. 53

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. Bennie ANDERSON, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 11, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nirmalan Nagulendran argued the cause for appellant/cross-respondent (Miller, Meyerson & Corbo, attorneys; Nirmalan Nagulendran and Gerald D. Miller , Jersey City, on the briefs).

Lauren Bonfiglio , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent/cross-appellant ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Steven K. Cuttonaro , Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the briefs).

Alexander Shalom argued the cause for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation and Whipple Azzarello, attorneys; Alexander Shalom , Newark, Jeanne LoCicero , and William J. Munoz , on the brief).

Anthony F. DellaPelle submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae the Institute for Justice (McKirdy, Riskin, Olson & DellaPelle and Institute for Justice, attorneys; Anthony F. DellaPelle , Allan C. Zhang , Wesley Hottot , of the Washington and Texas bars, admitted pro hac vice, and Jaba Tsitsuashvili , of the California and District of Columbia bars, admitted pro hac vice, on the brief).


Defendant Bennie Anderson, a former employee in the tax assessor's office in the City of Jersey City (the City or Jersey City), was convicted of a federal offense touching upon his position of public employment. Based on that conviction, the State of New Jersey filed an action in state court...

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