Supreme Court of New Jersey

State of New Jersey v. Carlos B. Green, Defendant-Respondent.

November 28, 2018236 N.J. 71

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the defendant's two prior DWI convictions as evidence of recklessness under Rule 404(b). The Court declined the State's request to adopt a less stringent standard for the fourth prong of the Cofield test.