State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Scott M. Cain, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division’s affirmation of Scott M. Cain’s drug convictions, holding that a law‑enforcement expert’s testimony on the ultimate issue of intent to distribute—elicited through an extensive hypothetical question—impermissibly intruded on the jury’s role and must be excluded; the case was remanded for a new trial.