[brief] 5 - **State v. Afanador**, 151 N.J. 41 (1997) ................................................................... 24, 25 - **State v. Allegro**, 193 N.J. 352 (2008) ....................................................................  21 - **State v. Allison**, 208 N.J. Super. 9 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 102 N.J. 370 (1985) .................................................................................................................. 39 - **State v. Arthur**, 184 N.J. 307 (2005) ..................................................................... 20, 37 - **State v. Ates**, 217 N.J. 253 (2014) .......................................................................... 26, 29 - **State v. Berry**, 140 N.J. 280 (1995) ....................................................................... 31 - **State v. Bey**, 161 N.J. 233 (1999) ..........................................................................  21 - **State v. Blake**, 444 N.J. Super. 285 (App. Div. 2016) ...........................................  22 - **State v. Bonet**, 132 N.J. Super. 186 (App. Div. 1975) ...........................................  20 - **State v.  Boone**, 232 N.J. 417 (2017) ..................................................................... 26 - **State v. Buckley**, 216 N.J. 249 (2013) .................................................................... 39 - **State v. Burr**, 195 N.J. 119 (2008) ........................................................................ 39 - **State v. Castagna**, 187 N.J. 293 (2006) .................................................................. 21 - **State v. Chew**, 179 N.J. 186 (2004) ..................................................................... 36 - **State v. Cole**, 229 N.J. 430 (2017) ........................................................................ 40 - **State v. Comer**, 249 N.J. 359 (2022) .................................................................... 29 - **State v. Coruzzi**, 189 N.J. Super. 273 (App. Div.), cert. denied, 94 N.J. 531 (1983)  ..................................................................................................................  20 State v. Cummings, 321 N.J. Super. 154 (App. Div.), cert. denied, 162 N.J. 1999 (1999) ...........................................  36, 37, 40, 42  State v. DiFrisco (IV), 174 N.J. 195 (2002), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1220 (2003) .........................................................  20 State v. Feliciano, 224 N.J. 351 (2016) .................................................................  26, 30 State v. Fritz, 105 N.J. 42 (1987) ........................................................................ 19, 21, 40 State v. Harris, 181 N.J. 391 (2004) ..................................................................  22 State v. Hutchins, 241 N.J. Super. 353 (App. Div. 1990) ........................................  39 State v. Jack, 144 N.J. 240 (1996) ......................................................................  19 State v. Jones, 179 N.J. 377 (2004) ....................................................................  26 State v. McQuaid, 147 N.J. 464 (1997) ............................................................... 24, 25 State v. Mitchell, 126 N.J. 565 (1992) ..................................................................  19 State v. Nash, 212 N.J. 518 (2013) .....................................................................  19 State v. Nyema, 249 N.J. 509 (2022) ..................................................................  25 State v. One 1990 Honda Accord, 154 N.J. 373 (1998) ........................................  29 State v. Parker, 212 N.J.  269 (2012) ....................................................................  19 State v. Pierre, 223 N.J. 560 (2015) ....................................................................  20, 21, 22 State v. Porter, 216 N.J. 343 (2013) .................................................................... 36, 40 State v. Smart, 253 N.J. 156 (2023) ....................................................................  25 State v. Sullivan, 169 N.J. 204 (2001) ..................................................................  26 State v. Swint, 328 N.J. Super. 236 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 165 N.J. 492 (2000)  ..................................................  40 State v. Warlock, 117 N.J. 596 (1990) ..................................................................  42 State v. Watts, 223 N.J. 503 (2005)  ....................................................................  26 State v. White, 260 N.J. Super. 531 (App. Div. 1992), certif. denied, 133 N.J. 436 (1993)  ........................................  24 Whirlpool Props., Inc. v. Dir., Div. of Tax’n, 208 N.J. 141 (2011) .........................  29 STATUTES CITED N.J.S.A. 159A-1 ........................................................................................................ 28 N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-9 ................................................................................................. 28, 30 N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-9(c) ........................................................................................... 30 N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-10(a)-(d) .................................................................................. 30 N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-16 .............................................................................................. 34 N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2 ........................................................................................................ 1 N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7 ...................................................................................................... 3 N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.1(c) ............................................................................................ 3 N.J.S.A. 2C:21-25(a) ........................................................................................................... 3 N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(a) ............................................................................................................. 3 N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3(a) ............................................................................................................. 3 N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3(a)(4) ......................................................................................................... 3 N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3(b)(1) ....................................................................................................... 3 N.J.S.A. 2C:35-4 .................................................................................................................. 1 N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5 .................................................................................................................. 2 N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a)(1) ....................................................................................................... 2 N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(b)(1) ....................................................................................................... 2 N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(b)(3) ....................................................................................................... 2 N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a)(1) .................................................................................................... 1 N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7 .................................................................................................................. 2 N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3(d) ............................................................................................................. 3 N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4.1(a) ........................................................................................................ 2 N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b) ............................................................................................................. 2 N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(f) ............................................................................................................. 2 N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7 .................................................................................................................. 3 N.J.S.A. 2C:41-2(c) ............................................................................................................. 1 RULES CITED N.J.R.E. 401 .......................................................................................................................... 39, 41 N.J.R.E. 402 .......................................................................................................................... 39 N.J.R.E. 403 .......................................................................................................................... 39 R. 3:5-5 .................................................................................................................................. 27, 28, 33 R. 3:22-5 .............................................................................................................................. 23, 24 R. 3:22-10(c) ....................................................................................................................... 36, 40 OTHER AUTHORITIES CITED N.J. Const. art. I, ¶7 ............................................................................................................... 25 U.S. Const., amend IV .......................................................................................................... 25 COUNTER-STATEMENT OF PROCEDURAL HISTORY