STATE v. NYEMA

A-39 September Term 2020 A-40 September Term 2020 085146 and 082858.

267 A.3d 449 (2022)

249 N.J. 509

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Peter NYEMA, a/k/a Pete Dinah, Kareem T. Jeffries, Hne Nyema, and Pete Nyme, Defendant-Respondent. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jamar J. Myers, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 25, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Grillo , Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant in State v. Nyema (A-39-20) and respondent in State v. Myers (A-40-20) ( Angelo J. Onofri , Mercer County Prosecutor, attorney; Randolph E. Mershon, III , Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the briefs, and Laura Sunyak , Assistant Prosecutor, on the briefs).

Alyssa Aiello , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent in State v. Nyema (A-39-20) ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Alyssa Aiello, of counsel and on the briefs).

Tamar Y. Lerer , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant in State v. Myers (A-40-20) ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Tamar Y. Lerer , of counsel and on the briefs).

Steven A. Yomtov , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey in State v. Nyema (A-39-20) and in State v. Myers (A-40-20) ( Andrew J. Bruck , Acting Attorney General, attorney; Carol M. Henderson , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel, and Steven A. Yomtov , of counsel and on the briefs).

Alexander Shalom , Newark, argued the case for amicus curiae 66 Black ministers and other clergy members in State v. Nyema (A-39-20) and in State v. Myers (A-40-20) (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; Alexander Shalom , Jeanne LoCicero , and Karen Thompson , on the briefs).

Raymond Brown argued the cause for amici curiae Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey and National Coalition of Latino Officers in State v. Nyema (A-39-20) and State v. Myers (A-40-20) (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, attorneys; CJ Griffin and Darcy Baboulis-Gyscek , on the briefs).

Robert J. DeGroot , Newark, argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey in State v. Nyema (A-39-20) and State v. Myers (A-40-20) ( Oleg Nekritin , on the briefs).

Joseph M. Mazraani , North Brunswick, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Kristin Henning, of the Georgetown Law Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative in State v. Nyema (A-39-20) and State v. Myers (A-40-20) (Mazraani & Liguori, and Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative, attorneys; Joseph M. Mazraani , and Kristin Henning , of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, on the briefs).

Jonathan Romberg submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Seton Hall University School of Law Center for Social Justice in State v. Myers (A-40-20) (Seton Hall University Scott of Law Center for Social Justice, attorneys; Jonathan Romberg , of counsel and on the brief).


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