Justice LONG delivered the opinion of the Court.
At issue in this appeal is whether a stepmother who removes her stepchildren from the state with the consent of their father (her husband), but without the consent of their mother, is guilty of non-consent kidnapping under N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1. The Appellate Division upheld the stepmother's kidnapping conviction under the circumstances described above. We granted certification and now reverse. Although subject to...
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