Day: April 25, 2024

NJ Supreme Court Reverses Conviction for Promoting Organized Crime

NJ Supreme Court Reverses Conviction for Promoting Organized Crime

In State v. Kalil Cooper (A-35-22/087742) (Decided March 27, 2024), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the statute criminalizing the promotion of organized street crime (N.J.S.A. 2C:33-30) does not contain within it, as a predicate offense, the crime of conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance (CDS). Accordingly,