Court Opinion

ID: 9545444
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 17:12:37.058391+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:14:48.339160
License: Public Domain

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice,
concurring in part, dissenting in part.
I agree with all of the court’s holdings except its reversal of Miller’s conviction on Count II. The majority bases its reversal upon the conclusion that Morris’ statements to Curwen were not made in furtherance of their joint undertaking. Here the joint undertaking between Morris and Miller was the sale of marijuana. In my view, the questioned statements were made in the course of negotiations between Morris and Curwen and furthered that end.
Additionally, assuming error, I believe any error here was harmless. Miller was convicted by Harlan’s testimony as to Miller’s statements and actions, not by anything that Morris attributed to him.