Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. State v. Simpson, decided June 30th by the Appellate Division resulting out of a plead to an amended third-degree eluding charge, and DWI. A sentence of non-custodial (no jail time) probation on the eluding charge, and third offense DWI chargers (including 6 months in jail, and…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. State v. Perry et. al. is a case against several defendants that was consolidated for decision because the same legal issues were at play in all of the cases. It has to do with N.J.S.A. 2C:40-26(a)(b) which makes driving while suspended a fourth degree criminal offense with…
Submitted by New Jersey Bus Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark BRANCHBURG — A driver injured after a Branchburg school bus plowed into five cars at a traffic light may sue for $1.5 million, MyCentralJersey.com reports. Christopher Banz has filed a notice of tort claim, which preserves his right to sue, after a February crash on Route 202…
Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State v. Lewis, decided by the Appellate Division, on June 25th, is an appeal of a conviction partially based on a motion to suppress evidence that defendant argues was improperly denied by the trial court. The relevant facts are that the defendant was spotted by an…
The truck’s driver lost control trying to avoid a vehicle that was making a turn, police said. Submitted by New Jersey Dump Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A dump truck slid more than 300 feet and took out a light pole on Route 539 Tuesday, but there were no injuries in the crash, Manchester police…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. State v. Olivero, decided June 29th, resulted in a unanimous opinion from the New Jersey Supreme Court deciding the question: Does a parking lot constitute a structure as would make someone criminally liable for burglary under N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2a? N.J.S.A. 2C:18‑2a insofar as it is applicable to this…
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. If you drive down Grant Avenue in Cresskill, you can’t help but notice more than three-dozen floral bouquets spread evenly on the ground at the corner of Jefferson Avenue where a 13-year-old boy on his way to school was killed 11 days ago in a most…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. State v. Monterotorivo, is an appeal decided by the Appellate Division on June 16th, concerning a motion to suppress evidence in the form of defendant’s statements to police officers. The case arose out of an incident where defendant allegedly stated publicly that he intended to kill an…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Attorney, Jeffrey Hark On June 22, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court decided City of Los Angeles, California v. Patel et al., a case that pitted Fourth Amendment rights against a city’s interest in reducing crime. The controversy arose out of L.A. Municipal Code Section 41.49(3)(a) which requires hotel operators to…
Submitted by Truck Crash Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. LONG BRANCH – The New Jersey Coast Line faced several delays Wednesday morning after a tractor trailer got stuck between the railroad gates and was struck by a train, police said. The truck, driven by Nelson Menendez of Springfield, Massachusetts, was on its way to drop off grocery…