3 women killed in fiery crash on Torresdale Avenue in Holmesburg

December 21, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. HOLMESBURG (WPVI) — Three women are dead after a passenger car slammed into a parked tractor trailer causing a massive fire on a Northeast Philadelphia road. Friends identified two of the victims Sunday night as 25-year-old Amonie Hill and 22-year-old Gia Abgarian of Northeast Philadelphia. The…

State v. Thorpe: Standard of Review by Appellate Court of Trial Court’s Determination

December 21, 2015 |

Appellate review of trial court determination  Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. 14-2-8702 State v. Thorpe , App. Div. (per curiam) (11 pp.)  This is an important case addressing the need by the police to independently verify information received from an anonymous caller to establish their own probable cause for the search, arrest and eventual charging of a criminal…

Search and Seizure Based on an Anonymous Caller

December 19, 2015 |

CRIMINAL LAW – Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. 14-2-8702 State v. Thorpe , App. Div. (per curiam) (11 pp.)  This is an important case addressing the need by the police to independently verify information received from an anonymous caller to establish their own probable cause for the search, arrest and eventual charging of a criminal defendant. The…

Glassboro trooper dies in Salem County crash

December 18, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. TRENTON – A New Jersey State Police trooper from Glassboro died Thursday in an on-duty crash in Quinton, Salem County. Trooper Eli McCarson, a 30-year-old newlywed and rookie trooper, was fatally injured when his patrol car hit a utility pole off Quinton-Alloway Road around 10:45 a.m., according to the…

State vs Miles – Fundamental Fairness Doctrine and Indictable Offense

December 16, 2015 |

New Jersey Criminal Law Case, submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark 14-2-8664 State v. Miles, (Manahan, J.A.D.) (24 pp.). The defendant was arrested during an undercover drug operation. Defendant was charged on a warrant with possession of a CDS (controlled dangerous substance) with intent to distribute on or near school property. Defendant was…

Trial Judge’s Abuse of Discretion for Prejudicial Admitting Evidence

December 11, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Factually, this case addresses a plaintiff’s pre-and post car accident history relative to the subject of the law suit.  The defense attorney asked questions about a plaintiff’s driving history in front of the jury in an effort to show the plaintiff was involved in 5 other accident after…

General evidence of careless driving is inadmissible to show how someone drove on a particular occasion.

December 10, 2015 |

Gonzalez-Caceres v. Murray, Appeals Court Standard of Review. Submitted by New Jersey motor vehicle accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case there are several issues to analyze and discuss.  Factually, this case addresses a plaintiff’s pre-and post car accident history relative to the subject of the lawsuit.  The defense attorney asked questions about a plaintiff’s driving history in…

N.J. state trooper admits driving drunk during on-duty crash

December 9, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Trooper accused of DWI: ‘Where we going with this?’ Internal police car video obtained through a records request shows interactions between Sgt. Michael Roadside, a state trooper accused of driving drunk on duty, and the troopers responding to the scene of his October 2015 accident. This video…

Gibbs vs. Camillo: Measuring the Value of Pain and Suffering, Disability, Impairment, Loss of Enjoyment of Life

December 8, 2015 |

LINDA GIBBS, ET AL. VS. VIJAY CAMILLO, ET AL. (L-6496-09, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Evidence Issue:    Should the jury be allowed to see the medical records from the doctor’s who testified at the time of trial?  In this case, which a jury returned a personal injury…

Worlds Converge in Deadly Crash on New Jersey Highway

December 7, 2015 |

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In one vehicle there were 13 immigrant workers, men and women commuting home in a van after a long Saturday shift at a Chinese restaurant. In another was a young data analyst heading home after mentoring a teenager. And in another, two farmers hauling a truckload…