Supreme Court of New Jersey
State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Lucy Maldonado, Defendant-Appellant; State of New Jersey…
August 1, 1994137 N.J. 536
Summary
The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of N.J.S.A. 2C:35‑9, affirming the Appellate Division’s convictions of Lucy Maldonado and Rodriguez for drug‑death offenses. The Court rejected due‑process, cruel‑and‑unusual‑punishment, and vagueness challenges to the statute and held that the convictions do not violate double‑jeopardy principles. The Court affirmed the judgments and remanded for resentencing on the drug‑death conviction.