State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Appellant v. James Brown and Ronald Emm, Defendants-Respondents

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division, reinstating the convictions of James Brown and Ronald Emm, holding that their defenses were not mutually exclusive, that pre‑arrest silence is admissible for impeachment, that the jury instructions were not plain error, and that the joint trial did not prejudice the defendants enough to warrant separate trials.