Case Name: STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-PETITIONER, v. VICTOR GONZALEZ, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 2016-06-24
Citations: 226 N.J. 209
Docket Number: 
Parties: STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-PETITIONER, v. VICTOR GONZALEZ, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 226
Pages: 209–209

Head Matter:
141 A.3d 294
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-PETITIONER, v. VICTOR GONZALEZ, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
June 24, 2016.

Opinion:
It is ORDERED that the petition for certification is denied.
The Court agrees with the Appellate Division's conclusion that the use of "and/or" in the jury instruction in this case injected ambiguity into the charge. See State v. Gonzalez, 444 N.J.Super. 62, 75-76, 130 A.3d 1250 (App.Div.2016). The criticism of the use of "and/or" is limited to the circumstances in which it was used in this case. Id. at 71-72, 130 A.3d 1250.