State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Diara Barden, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for a new trial, holding that evidence of defendant Diara Barden’s prior drug sales to Andrea Gendron was other‑crimes evidence that was unduly prejudicial and therefore inadmissible, and that the trial court’s limiting instruction was insufficient. Justice Albin concurred, urging abandonment of the res gestae doctrine.