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State v. Brown

Citations

  • 547 A.2d 743
  • 227 N.J. Super. 429

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  • aggravating element of proximity to school does not violate due process
  • New Jersey “drug-free zone” statute was intended to protect children from both sale of drugs and indirect harm from exposure to an unsafe environment
  • state legislature had a legitimate and reasonable basis for the termination of mens rea about the school’s proximity to achieve its protective purpose to shield school children from the violent and dangerous narcotic criminal milieu
  • state legislature had a legitimate and reasonable basis for the termination of mens rea about the school's proximity to achieve its protective purpose to shield school children from the violent and dangerous narcotic criminal milieu

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Judges: Imbriani

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