The Verdict Is In: Atlantic City, NJ, Mayor Criminal Child Abuse Trial

We have covered all pre-trial and trial activities of the Atlantic City, New Jersey Mayor Marty Small child abuse — witness tampering case.

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Does It, Again

Marty Small Now has amassed a perfect 3-0 record in criminal trials versus the State of New Jersey.

Jury Has Found Marty Small Not Guilty

On all charges.

We have been fair to both sides throughout the past two years. It was a tale of two seasons.

Teflon Marty Small

What else can you say?

As The Verdict Was Read … Marty Small Declared

'Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, jury,“ said Small.

 

This Is A Full Vindication For Small

Small did not win on some technicality. He did not win on a hung jury, which would have left a murky picture forever.

Small received a full, fair, unanimous, not guilty verdict.

In all three criminal trials versus the state of New Jersey, Small has been found not guilty.

Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office

Won the pre-trial season in a rout. Everything went their way. They expertly and meticulously collected a treasure trove of damning evidence against both Marty and La’Quetta Small.

Things looked very bleak for Marty and La’Quetta Small for most of the past two years.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office did not distinguish itself during this trial. This is a bad loss for them.

Judge Bernard DeLury Ruled Against Marty & La’Quetta Small Throughout

DeLury was supposed to be the trial judge. He did a magnificent job during the management of motions and other pre-trial activities.

DeLury ruled against Marty and La’Quetta Small at almost every turn.

This was supposed to be DeLury’s last trials (Marty and La’Quetta Small and Constance Days-Chapman).

However, DeLury retired before the first of the three criminal trials began.

Small Defense Team Successfully Dragged The Case Out For Nearly Two Years

This was of paramount importance that DeLury retired before the actual trial began. This proved to be pivotal for defendant Marty Small.

Enter Judge Joe Levin

Who handled the trial.

The Marty Small Legal Defense Team Thrived

Despite getting crushed all throughout the preliminary phase … they shined during the trial itself.

Jury Took The Case During The Afternoon Of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

About one hour into their deliberations, the jury had a question for the judge. They wanted to hear back audio from January 3, 2024.

The jury listened to the audio and then concluded their deliberations for the day. They returned the next morning at 9:00 a.m. to continue their deliberations.

The jury listened to more audio over the course of three days before making their unanimous ruling in favor of Small.

Will La’Quetta Small Face Trial.

Likely no. After Marty Small ran the table, why would they have a second trial on the same matter?

The same result may hold true for Constance Days-Chapman, principal of Atlantic City high school.

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