midpage

State v. PuckettState v. Puckett

Supreme Court of New Jersey
May 8, 1961
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Oueiam

The opinion was delivered

Pee Oueiam.

The defendant appeals from a judgment ‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍of the Appellate Division affirming his conviction of unlawful possession of narcotics in violation of R. 8. 24:18-4. As to ‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍the issues raised before the Appellate Division, we agree with its determination for the reasons expressed in its opinion ‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍reported in 67 N. J. Super. 365 (1960). The additional arguments advanced by the defendant on this appeal were considered ‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍and rejected by this court today in State v. Reed, 34 N. J. 554 (1961). Accordingly, the judgment of conviction is affirmed.

For affirmance—Chief ‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‍Justice Weintraub, and Justices Jacobs, Erancis, Proctor, Hall and Schettino—6.

For reversal—None.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Puckett
Court Name: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Date Published: May 8, 1961
Citations: 170 A.2d 437; 34 N.J. 574; 1961 N.J. LEXIS 236
Court Abbreviation: N.J.
Log In