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Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division
Feb 16, 1999
318 N.J. Super. 259 (App. Div. 1999)

Summary

affirming de minimis dismissal of private assault prosecution, where politician waving flier at a rival at a political gathering grazed the rival with his knuckle

Summary of this case from State v. Thomas

Opinion

Submitted February 2, 1999.

Decided February 16, 1999.

On appeal from Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Morris County.

Before Judges LONG and CARCHMAN.

Michael M. Rubbinaccio, attorney for appellant Barbara Harris.

Douglas R. Cabana, respondent pro se.


On May 31, 1997, Barbara Harris and Douglas Cabana had a confrontation at a Republican Party gathering. Harris claims that during the exchange she was struck by Cabana's knuckle. She filed a complaint against Cabana who moved for dismissal under the de minimis provision of N.J.S.A. 2C:2-11. Judge Bozonelis dismissed the complaint; Harris appeals contending that the matter is not de minimis.

We have carefully reviewed this record in light of Harris' contentions and have concluded that our intervention is unwarranted. We affirm for the reasons expressed by Judge Bozonelis in his published opinion of August 11, 1997.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

State

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division
Feb 16, 1999
318 N.J. Super. 259 (App. Div. 1999)

affirming de minimis dismissal of private assault prosecution, where politician waving flier at a rival at a political gathering grazed the rival with his knuckle

Summary of this case from State v. Thomas

discussing frequency of comparable occurrences

Summary of this case from Watson v. U.S.
Case details for

State

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF NEW JERSEY (BARBARA HARRIS), PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. DOUGLAS R…

Court:Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division

Date published: Feb 16, 1999

Citations

318 N.J. Super. 259 (App. Div. 1999)
723 A.2d 635

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