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State of New Jersey v. Kelvin L. McLean a/k/a Kevin McLean (A-98-09)

Argued November 8, 2010 -- Decided March 31, 2011

HOENS, J., writing for a majority of the Court.

In this appeal the Court considers whether a police officer, who observed defendant engage in behavior that the officer believed was a narcotics transaction, should be permitted to testify about that belief pursuant to N.J.R.E. 701, the lay opinion rule.