State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Joseph Lafera, Sr., Wilbur W. Blauvelt, Richard N. Dinallo, Anthony P…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the defendants' convictions for conspiracy to rig bids and remanded the case with instructions to enter judgments of acquittal. The Court also clarified that the State may not appeal a trial court's order for a new trial when the issue is based on the trial record, but may appeal when the issue is collateral and akin to a habeas corpus proceeding, and that such orders are interlocutory for appellate purposes.