NJ Court Reverses Conviction Due to Improper Video Testimony

March 16, 2025 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark COCOUNSEL Identify and outline the video evidence issues and the prosecutor’s improper comment why video evidence is important in New Jersey courts today. Files:  State v. Reciofigueroa Result: Video Evidence Issues Facts: On July 6, 2019, C.R. was shot and killed on a street in Elizabeth.1 A jury…

NJ DWI Arrest Leads to Drug Discovery and Vehicle Search Review

March 16, 2025 |

Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. COCOUNSEL Skill: Review Documents New Jersey Search and Seizure of drugs found in a vehicle after a MV stop for DWI traffic offense In New Jersey, probable cause issues and the scope of vehicle searches after a DWI stop are addressed as follows: Probable Cause for Arrest: Probable…

NJ Court Rules Search Warrant Invalid Due to Jurisdiction Error

March 16, 2025 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark COCOUNSEL Skill: Review Documents Result created: March 16, 2025 Prompt: Summarize the legal and factual issues related to the search warrant in the appellate division case. Files: state v. galloway 2-20-25.pdf Result: The appellate division case of “State v. Galloway” involves several legal and factual issues related to…

NJ Court Reverses Evidence Suppression in Drug Case Appeal

February 17, 2025 |

State of New Jersey v. Troy Smith Docket No. A-3796-23 Decided January 27, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s back-to-back appeals from a June 26, 2024 Law Division order granting defendant’s motion to suppress certain evidence seized after the…

NJ Court Denies PCR Appeal in State v. John Denofa, Upholds Ruling

January 17, 2025 |

State of New Jersey v. John Denofa Docket No. A-0281-22 Decided January 6, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a modified order entered on July 19, 2022, which denied his third petition for post-conviction relief (PCR) and a…

New Jersey Final Restraining Order Affirmed Over Accidental Breaking of Window

January 16, 2025 |

N.M.D.I. v. H.R.S. Docket No. A-0135-23 Decided January 14, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed the entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) despite a window being broken accidentally. In N.M.D.I. v. H.R.S., plaintiff began dating defendant in July 2020.…

New Jersey Final Restraining Order Affirmed Despite One Act of Harassment

January 8, 2025 |

T.S. v. R.S. Docket No. A-2957-22 Decided January 7, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed the entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) despite finding only one act of harassment as opposed to a series of acts. In T.S. v.…

Appellate Division Of New Jersey Affirms Oral Divorce Agreement in Settlement Conference

December 30, 2024 |

SUZANNE FEINBERG v. DAMON FEINBERG Docket No. A-2940-21 Decided December 27, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed an agreement reached by the parties to a divorce during a settlement conference with a Judge. In Feinberg v. Feinberg, approximately two weeks before…

NJ Supreme Court Ruling: Jury Video Playback in Slow Motion Allowed

December 24, 2024 |

State of New Jersey v. Fuquan K. Knight Docket No. A-37/38-23 Decided December 18, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recently published opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided defendants Fuquan K. Knight and Shaquan K. Knight’s challenges to the trial court’s determination to permit the jury to replay surveillance…

NJ Court Reinstates Indictment for Disarming Officer, Rejects SOP Claim

December 23, 2024 |

State of New Jersey v. Jorge Rojas Docket No. A-2629-23 Decided December 19, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from a Law Division order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss his indictment for second-degree disarming a law enforcement officer,…