State of New Jersey, Appellant v. Paul Dicarlo, Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and reinstated the defendant's conviction for operating a vehicle while under the influence of a narcotic drug. It held that the definition of "narcotic drug" in the Controlled Dangerous Substances Act does not control the meaning of the term in the operating‑under‑the‑influence statute, that methaqualone qualifies as a narcotic under the plain meaning of the term, and that the trial judge did not err in admitting the urine evidence. A concurring opinion agreed with the result but reached the conclusion by a different statutory‑construction analysis.