Case Name: STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. THOMAS SHANNON, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 2015-08-19
Citations: 222 N.J. 576
Docket Number: 
Parties: STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. THOMAS SHANNON, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 222
Pages: 576–608

Head Matter:
120 A.3d 924
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. THOMAS SHANNON, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
Argued April 27, 2015
Decided August 19, 2015.
Ian D. Brater, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Christopher J. Gramiccioni, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney; Mr. Brater and Mary R. Juliano, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, on the briefs).
Matthew J. Astore, Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for respondent ([Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney).
Frank Muroski, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (John J. Hoffman, Acting Attorney General, attorney).
Lawrence S. Lustberg argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (Gibbons, attorneys; Mr. Lustberg and Joseph A. Pace, on the brief).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The judgment of the Appellate Division is affirmed by an equally divided Court.