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16 State v. Eric Clemente Rangel -- rank: 770

... b)(1); and fourth-degree obstructing the administration of law, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1. 1 At defendant’s jury trial, the State presented the ...

docket:	A-88-11
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2013-04-29
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17 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. RAQUIL K. CLARK -- rank: 770

... 15-1, and fourth-degree obstructing the administration of law, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1. The primary defense at trial was that the evidence did ... and purposes, Maloney's encounter with [defendant] constituted an arrest." N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1, he argues, encompasses only those situations where a suspect fails ... court erred by denying his motion for judgment of acquittal. N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a) provides as follows: A person commits an offense if ... the actor obstructs the detection or investigation of a crime." N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(b). The obstruction or impairment "must be carried out in ... so can result in a number of offenses, including obstruction, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1; hindering, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3(b); resisting ... that point." Defendant's conduct here satisfied the requirements of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1. See, e.g. , Wanczyk , supra , 201 N.J. Super. ...

docket:	a0216-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-05-14
status:	unpublished
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18 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DEMITRI NEIVES -- rank: 758

... count four); fourth-degree obstruction of the administration of law, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 (count five); first-degree possession of a shotgun by a ... and with fourth-degree obstruction of the administration of law, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 (count five). Defendants filed motions to suppress evidence—guns and ...

docket:	a4602-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-01-31
status:	Unpublished
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19 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. THADIUS W. OSWALD -- rank: 747

... S.A. 2C:29-2(a)(1); obstruction of justice, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a); and defiant trespass, N.J.S.A. 2C:18 ...

docket:	a2277-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-05-11
status:	Unpublished
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20 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a-43-21.opn.html -- rank: 744

... 1), 2C:11-3(a)(1), and fourth-degree obstruction, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a). Defendant maintains his innocence and has stated he intends ...

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21 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ORLANDO TRINIDAD -- rank: 744

... of law or other governmental function, a disorderly persons offence, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a).1 1 Courter also issued motor vehicle summonses to ...

docket:	a3029-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-09-17
status:	Unpublished
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22 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ELELAKE J. JEFFERSON, JR -- rank: 740

... administration of law or other governmental function in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a). Based on our review of the record, we find ... obstruction of the administration of law or other governmental function, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a) (count one), third-degree possession of a stolen handgun ... offense of disorderly persons A-5593-16T1 6 obstruction under N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1. Defendant, who spent 523 days in custody awaiting trial, was ... 161, 176 (2010). The court found defendant guilty of violating N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a), which provides that a person commits an offense: if ... avoiding compliance with law without affirmative interference with governmental functions. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a) (emphasis added).] '[N]ot just any interference with the ... administration of law or the governmental function' does not violate N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a). Ibid. The statute prohibits only '(1) violent or ...

docket:	a5593-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-12-17
status:	Unpublished
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23 State v. Omar Vega-Larregui -- rank: 731

... 2C:29-2(a)(1), and obstructing a lawful investigation, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1. Two days later, a Superior Court judge placed defendant on ... degree obstructing the administration of law or other governmental function, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(b).11 The grand jury session ended with the grand ...

docket:	a-33-20
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	0000-00-00
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24 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. EARL C. WHALEY -- rank: 721

... officer was "lawfully performing an official function[,]" as used in N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a). The court construed this phrase from Crawley to mean ... J. at 453. Though the Court in Crawley actually considered N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1, New Jersey's "obstructing statute" under N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1, it determined that N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2 ... take flight." Id. at 459. In referencing the requirement under N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 that an officer be "lawfully performing an official function[,]" the ...

docket:	a2189-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-05-02
status:	unpublished
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25 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DONALD SCURRY -- rank: 721

... six); and fourth-degree obstruction of the administration of law, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a) (count seven). Defendants were tried together before a jury ...

docket:	a5102-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-12-28
status:	Unpublished
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26 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN CAMILLO -- rank: 717

... of the statute. We agree. Prior to the enactment of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 in 1979, a defendant could be convicted of the common ... so can result in a number of offenses, including obstruction, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 . . . ." Because, however, Brennan was charged with defiant trespass, a violation ... A. 2C:18-3b, id. at 138, not obstruction under N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1, the court did not examine what type of conduct would constitute criminal obstruction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1. In other words, the court did not address whether mere ... obstruction, or physical obstruction, was necessary for a conviction under N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1. The State's reliance on Brennan , therefore, is misplaced. Next ... Id. at 249-50. While the defendant was convicted of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1, her conviction was grounded on her refusal to exhibit ...

docket:	A2189-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2005-12-27
status:	published
citation:	382 N.J. Super. 113 887 A.2d 115
Document Size:	49475

27 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. STEVEN SOLARI, a/k/a STEVE -- rank: 714

... 2C:28-5a(2) (Count Eight); and fourth-degree obstruction, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 (Count Eleven). Counts Six (fourth-degree obstruction, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1); Nine (third-degree hindering apprehension, N.J.S.A. 2C ...

docket:	a2897-13
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-02-02
status:	Published
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28 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SEAN COURTER -- rank: 714

... of law or other governmental function, a disorderly persons offence, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a).1 On September 19, 2012, a grand jury indicted ...

docket:	a3481-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-09-17
status:	Unpublished
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29 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KHALIF WILLIAMS -- rank: 710

... Bush was charged with one count of fourth-degree obstruction, N.J.S.A. 2C:29- 1. The State jointly tried Williams, Islam, and Bush. It produced ... A NEW TRIAL WHERE DEFENDANT'S CONDUCT DID NOT VIOLATE N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1. POINT II DEFENDANT'S CONVICTION FOR FOURTH DEGREE OBSTRUCTION SHOULD ... SHOULD BE VACATED BECAUSE AS APPLIED IN DEFENDANT'S CASE, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 IS UNCONSTITUTIONALLY VAGUE AND OVERBROAD. (Not Raised Below). POINT IV ... jury found Bush guilty of fourth-degree obstruction. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(a): A person commits an offense if he [or she ... for a crime, otherwise it is a disorderly persons offense.' N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1(b). A-2543-18 20 Here, the testimony of the ... she newly argues that her conviction should be vacated because N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 is 'unconstitutionally vague and overbroad.' Again, we disagree. We ...

docket:	a2543-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-01-06
status:	Unpublished
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30 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DRAMANE BAMBA -- rank: 705

... of these statutes. New Jersey's obstruction of justice statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1, as enacted, was derived from Model Penal Code (MPC) Section ... the MPC model, in 2000, the New Jersey Legislature amended N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 to include flight within its purview and to eliminate the ... crime. L. 2000, c. 18 § 2. The two statutes, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 and -2, thus are now overlapping to the extent that ... use of force or violence. Flight from arrest, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 and 2C:29-2, was not evidentially supported, and properly ... charge on a crime of any other degree pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 or otherwise warrant a separate charge pursuant to that statute ... Purnell , 126 N.J. 518 , 531 (1992). And because both N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 and -2 declared the form of non-violent resistance ...

docket:	A2946-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-03-30
status:	unpublished
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