N.J. man’s convictions overturned after prosecutor mentioned ‘The Wire’ at his trial

N.J. man’s convictions overturned after prosecutor mentioned ‘The Wire’ at his trial

The state Supreme Court has overturned a Cumberland County man’s drug convictions, ruling that multiple errors, including repeated references to the HBO series “The Wire,” prevented him from receiving a fair trial. Gerald W. Butler, of Millville, had been convicted of multiple conspiracy, drug distribution and possession charged following a 2016 investigation police dubbed “Operation That’s All Folks.”