STATE v. FEDE

A-53 September Term 2017 079997.

202 A.3d 1281 (2019)

237 N.J. 138

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Andrew J. FEDE, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Orozco argued the cause for appellant (Price, Meese, Shulman & D'Arminio, attorneys; Michael A. Orozco, Brian J. Yarzab , and John R. Edwards, Jr. , Woodcliff Lake, on the briefs; Andrew J. Fede, Hackensack, pro se, on the petition).

William P. Miller , Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent ( Dennis Calo , Acting Bergen County Prosecutor, attorney; Jenny X. Zhang , Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the briefs; and Annmarie Cozzi , Senior Assistant Prosecutor, on the briefs).

Tess Borden argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; Tess Borden, Alexander Shalom , Edward Barocas , and Jeanne LoCicero , on the brief).

Jennifer E. Kmieciak , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Jennifer E. Kmieciak, Trenton, of counsel and on the brief).


In this appeal, we consider whether defendant Andrew J. Fede violated the criminal obstruction statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a), when he refused to remove the chain lock from the door to his home and allow warrantless entry by police officers who were responding to a report of potential domestic violence...

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