The New Jersey Supreme Court is weighing whether a victim's testimony in a criminal trial against a former Bloomfield police officer, in which the victim cited such high-profile police brutality cases as that of Amadou Diallo and Rodney King, swayed the jury against the officer.

In State of New Jersey v. Trinidad, attorneys for both sides made their arguments before the justices on Monday.

Ewing solo David J. Gies argued that his client's convictions for official misconduct and tampering with evidence, among other offenses, should be reversed and remanded for a new trial.