State v. Guillotte

• Court: New Jersey County Court
• Writing for the Court: CONLON
• Citation: State v. Guillotte, 10 N.J.Super. 502, 77 A.2d 65 (N.J. Cty. Ct. 1950)
• Decision Date: 07 December 1950
• Parties: STATE v. GUILLOTTE.

Page 502

10 N.J.Super. 502

77 A.2d 65

STATE v. GUILLOTTE.

Essex County Court Law Division, New Jersey.

Dec. 7, 1950.

Richard J. Congleton, County Prosecutor, Newark (Edward Schoen, Jr., Newark, appearing), for the State.

Rothbard, Harris & Oxfeld, Newark (Emil Oxfeld, Newark, appearing), for the defendant.

CONLON, J.C.C.

Defendant appeals from a conviction for violation of R.S. 2:202--7 N.J.S.A. in that he 'did obstruct and interfere with persons lawfully being in and upon a public street, to wit Broad and Market Streets, Newark, N.J.'

A trial De novo was had at which the only witnesses were the arresting officer for the State and the defendant for himself. The testimony warrants the finding beyond a reasonable doubt of the following facts:

On Saturday afternoon, October 7, 1950, at about 5:30 P.M., the defendant was observed by the police officer in about the middle of the intersecting sidewalks at the northeast corner of Market and Broad Streets in the City of Newark, distributing leaflets. The intersection both as to pedestrian and vehicular traffic was controlled by lights. There is a bus stop on the north side of Market Street at the intersection. There was heavy pedestrian travel in all directions at the corner. The defendant was moving about in order to distribute the leaflets to the extent that he was interfering with the already congested travel. A large quantity of...