New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 8/9/2010

State v. Goodman

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1 A.3d 767
415 N.J. Super. 210

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holding evidence of gang membership was admissible under N.J.R.E. 404(b) and [State v.] Cofield [,127 N.J. 328, 338, 605 A.2d 230 (1992) ]to prove motive
finding the second Cofield prong to be satisfied where the other-crimes evidence was \contemporaneous and directly related to [the defendant's] prosecution[.]\
reaffirming a court \may not convict an individual merely for belonging to an organization that advocates illegal activity\
A judge's decision to admit evidence or expert testimony is reviewed for abuse of discretion
admitting gang evidence to prove motive

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Judges: Judges Cuff, Payne and Waugh

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