SYLLABUS

(This syllabus is not part of the opinion of the Court. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been neither reviewed nor approved by the Supreme Court. Please note that, in the interests of brevity, portions of any opinion may not have been summarized).

State of New Jersey v. Morgan Scott (A-115-06)

(NOTE: This Court wrote no full opinion in this case. Rather, the Court’s affirmance of the judgment of the Appellate Division is based substantially on the reasons expressed in the Appellate Division’s majority opinion.)

Argued October 10, 2007 -- Decided January 10, 2008

PER CURIAM

The issue in this appeal as of right -- arising from the dissent filed by Judge Jose Fuentes-- is whether defendant actually or constructively possessed cocaine that was found in the vehicle in which he was a passenger.