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31 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JONATHAN ZEMBRESKI -- rank: 738

... we hold that a defendant commits an act of burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2, if he gains access to his victim's residence by ... 2C:35-10(a)(2) (count three); second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2 (count four); and third-degree theft, N.J.S.A ... hotel was not unlawful because he was "licensed" to enter, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(a), by virtue of the victim giving him "permission" to ... pretenses. Model Jury Charge (Criminal) , "Burglary in the Second Degree, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(b)" (2010). The trial court maintained in its rulings and ... that [one] is not licensed or privileged to do so." N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(a)(2). "Surreptitiously" means "stealthily and usu[ally] fraudulently done ... or privileged" and "with purpose to commit an offense therein," N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(a), and, "in the course of committing the offense, . . . [ ...

docket:	a0632-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-05-17
status:	published
citation:	445 N.J.Super. 412 138 A.3d 583
Document Size:	79264

32 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CARL JONES -- rank: 736

... doubt that defendant committed second-degree burglary in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(b). A person is guilty of burglary if, with purpose ... enters a structure without license or privilege to do so. N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(a)(1). Burglary is a crime of the second degree ... displays what appear to be explosives or a deadly weapon. [N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(b).] The evidence reasonably supported the jury's finding of ... hammer could be considered a 'deadly weapon' as contemplated by N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(b). A deadly weapon is defined in the Criminal Code ... person or property or the use of a deadly weapon. N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(b). Moreover, the underlying facts justifying the conviction, A-1994 ...

docket:	a1994-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-12-17
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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33 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. GERMANIA TERRERO -- rank: 734

... second-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2; third-degree ...

docket:	a0399-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-06-04
status:	unpublished
citation:
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34 State v. Keith V. Cuff -- rank: 731

... A. 2C:15-1; one count of second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2; one count of fourth-degree aggravated assault with a firearm ...

docket:	a-79-17
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2019-08-06
status:
citation:	--- A.3d ----
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35 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KENNETH B. GREEN -- rank: 731

... 00823, the jury convicted defendants of second-degree attempted burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(a)(1), -(b)(2); N.J.S.A. 2C:5 ...

docket:	a2342-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-03-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
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36 State v. Norman Jackson -- rank: 731

... the second degree. 4 New Jersey’s current burglary statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2, has its roots in N.J.S.A. 2A:94 ... was the breaking and entering statute at issue in Hampton . N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2 (Historical and Statutory Notes); see also Cannel, New Jersey Criminal Code Annotated , comment 2 on N.J.S.A . 2C:18-2 (2012) (observing that definition of “burglarious entry” was similar ...

docket:	A-131-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2012-08-13
status:
citation:	211 N.J. 394 48 A.3d 1059
Document Size:	94747

37 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CRUZ MARTINEZ, JR -- rank: 729

... 2C:11-3(a)(3) (count two); second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2 (count three); second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N ...

docket:	a0395-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-05-15
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	54286

38 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2307-18.opn.html -- rank: 729

... N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2; second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2; second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose ...

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39 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROCCO MALDONADO -- rank: 729

... 15 1(a), and single counts of second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2; fourth-degree possession of a stun gun, N.J.S ... 2C:15-1 (counts one and two); second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2 (count three); fourth-degree possession of a prohibited device, a ... open to the public" without license or privilege to enter. N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(a)(1). This archive is a service of Rutgers School ...

docket:	a4047-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-01-15
status:	unpublished
citation:
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40 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DAVID RICHARDSON -- rank: 727

... 2C:12-1(b)(1) (count four); second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(a)(1) (count five); third-degree criminal restraint, N.J ... 18-3(a), as a lesser-included offense of burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2. Defendant did not request a criminal trespass instruction at trial ... structure without a license or privilege to do so. See N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2; N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3(a). Burglary, however ... structure with the intent to commit an offense therein. See N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2; State v. Singleton , 290 N.J. Super. 336 , 341 (App ... into the premises with a purpose to commit an offense, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(a), which we explained "has been interpreted broadly to mean ... to prove a defendant committed a burglary in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2, it is only necessary that the jury unanimously agree ...

docket:	a5810-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-07-12
status:	unpublished
citation:
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41 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ERIC NIEVES -- rank: 727

... found him guilty of ten third-degree crimes: four burglaries, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2; three thefts, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3; dealing ...

docket:	a2010-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-03-07
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	42991

42 State v. Osborne S. Maloney -- rank: 727

... N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1; second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2; second-degree possession of a weapon (a handgun) for an ... a home invasion, including second-degree conspiracy to commit burglary ( N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2), second-degree ...

docket:	a-64-11
court:	New Jersey Supreme Court
decided:	2013-10-16
status:
citation:
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43 State of New Jersey v. Robert R. Simon -- rank: 727

... and knowing murder, each by his own conduct, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2 (count four); third-degree theft, contrary to N.J.S ...

docket:	a-149-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1999-08-11
status:
citation:	161 N.J. 416
Document Size:	211768

44 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SEAN COURTER -- rank: 724

... arson, N.J.S.A. 2C:17-1(b); burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2; automobile theft, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-2; theft ...

docket:	a3481-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-09-17
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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45 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MARCOS R. BLANDINO -- rank: 724

... a)(3) (counts one and two), and second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(a)(1) (count three), defendant was sentenced to an aggregate ... See Model Jury Charges (Criminal), 'Burglary in the Second Degree (N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(b))' (rev. Mar. 14, 2016). Prior to defining 'purpose,' � ... purpose to commit an offense therein.' (Emphasis added). See ibid.; N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(a)(1). A jury charge that tracks the language of ... presented sufficient evidence that defendant committed second-degree burglary under N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(b)(1), where 'in the course of committing the offense ...

docket:	a5901-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-11-24
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	45723