Judge Drops Charges Against 2 Troopers
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A judge in Trenton threw out attempted-murder and assault charges against two state troopers whose 1998 shooting of three minority motorists on the New Jersey Turnpike plunged the state into controversy over racial profiling--the targeting of minority drivers. Superior Court Judge Andrew Smithson said overzealous prosecutors set up a “minitrial” before the grand jury and repeatedly violated the constitutional rights of Troopers John Hogan and James Kenna. Gov. Christine Todd Whitman ordered an immediate appeal.
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