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State v. Nesbitt

Citations

  • 888 A.2d 472
  • 185 N.J. 504
  • 2006 N.J. LEXIS 7

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  • discussing court’s duty to perform gatekeeper role in determining whether testimony is reasonably needed and is not unduly prejudicial
  • discussing court's duty to perform gatekeeper role in determining whether testimony is reasonably needed and is not unduly prejudicial
  • affirming the defendant's conviction but noting that the hypothetical posed to the narcotics expert improperly used the \precise term\ from the criminal statute
  • upholding a conviction for drug distribution where the defendant did not personally give the drugs to the buyer or personally accept the payment from the buyer
  • noting Odom permitted the State to pose a hypothetical question to a drug expert that mirrored the facts of the case even if \expressed in terms of 19 A-4012-14T2 ultimate issues of fact\
  • \We do not presume that ordinary members of the public ... are versed in the many ways in which a seller of crack cocaine can act in concert with others in the business of distributing drugs on the street\

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Judges: Lavecchia, Albin

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