STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent,
v.
William HILL, a/k/a Raheem Hill, Ricky Hill, Russell Johnson, Jerry Jones, Raheem Sander, Raheem Sanders, Joseph Sanders, Bruce Strickland, Bruce Strictland, Andrew Young, Andy Young, and Steven Young, Defendant-Appellant.
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Argued October 10, 2023.
Decided January 18, 2024.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John P. Flynn, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; John P. Flynn, of counsel and on the briefs).
Patrick R. McAvaddy, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Esther Suarez, Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney; Patrick R. McAvaddy, on the briefs).
Tim Sheehan, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General, attorney; Jeremy M. Feigenbaum, Solicitor General, Michael L. Zuckerman, Deputy Solicitor General, Tim Sheehan, and Amanda G. Schwartz, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief).
Ronald K. Chen argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (Rutgers Constitutional Rights Clinic Center for Law & Justice and American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, attorneys; Alexander Shalom, Newark, and Jeanne LoCicero, of counsel and on the brief, and Ronald K. Chen, on the brief).
Doris Cheung argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, attorneys; Doris Cheung, on the brief).
JUSTICEWAINER APTER delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal, we consider whether the State's witness tampering statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:28-5(a), is unconstitutionally overbroad on its face or was unconstitutionally applied to defendant William Hill. We hold that N.J.S.A. 2C:28-5(a) is not unconstitutionally overbroad. It may, however, have...
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