STATE v. MARTINEZ-MEJIA

DOCKET NO. A-3472-21.

306 A.3d 838 (2023)

477 N.J. Super. 325

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jose Y. MARTINEZ-MEJIA, a/k/a Jose Y. Martinez, Jose Y. Mejia and Jose Y. Yobani, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 7, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Clark Carrigan , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Samuel Clark Carrigan, of counsel and on the briefs).

Emily M. M. Pirro , Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent ( John P. McDonald , Somerset County Prosecutor, attorney; Emily M. M. Pirro, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges Sabatino, Marczyk and Chase.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

The main issue in this criminal appeal is whether the Luring, Enticing Child by Various Means statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-6(a), requires the State to prove a defendant lured or enticed a "child," in this case an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a fourteen...

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