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State v. Johnson

Citations

  • 606 A.2d 315
  • 127 N.J. 458
  • 1992 N.J. LEXIS 366

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing an entrapment defense based on fundamental fairness, but reversing dismissal of the indictment under the facts of the case
  • declaring that matters of particular state interest and concern warrant reliance on state constitution
  • declaring that matters of particular state interest and concern warrant reliance on state constitution
  • reinstating indictment for official misconduct when officer was off-duty at time of illegal activity
  • “explicitly” founding the entrapment defense as a matter of due process on article I, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution

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Judges: Handler, Stein

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