New Jersey Divorce Court Reversed After Appointing Its Own Expert Regarding Division Of Retirement Accounts

September 4, 2024 |

Anestis Karasaridis v. Voula Constantarakos Docket No. A-1642-22 Decided August 29, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed the entry of an order dividing retirement accounts due to its failure to allow the parties to retain their own expert and cross examine…

NJ Court Reverses PTI Admission for Privacy Invasion Case

September 3, 2024 |

State of New Jersey v. D.A.G. Docket No. A-1639-23 Decided August 27, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from an order admitting defendant D.A.G. into the Pretrial Intervention Program (PTI) over the prosecutor’s objection. The facts derived from…

NJ Court Reverses Ruling: Unlawful Terry Stop in Firearm Case

August 27, 2024 |

State of New Jersey v. Javarus Patterson Docket No. A-3325-22 Decided August 26, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrantless search following a Terry stop. In…

NJ Court Suppresses Evidence from Warrantless Home Search

August 23, 2024 |

State of New Jersey v. Curtis Strickland Indictment No. 22-12-786-I Decided August 8, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the trial court in Gloucester County, New Jersey decided defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrantless search. The facts derived from the motion are as follows:…

Acting Governor Signs Legislation Increasing Counsel Fees to 25% in Workers’ Compensation Cases

August 23, 2024 |

Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On Thursday, August 22, 2024, Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari signed legislation increasing counsel fees for petitioners’ attorneys from 20% to 25%.  This change in the law is codified in N.J.S.A. 34:15-64. The statute now reads as follows:  “The official conducting any hearing under this chapter may allow to…

New Jersey Final Restraining Order Affirmed Over Differing Testimony Regarding Assault

August 21, 2024 |

D.E.H. v. B.W.M. Docket No. A-2056-22 Decided August 20, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a Final Restraining Order (FRO) after the parties had differing testimony over an alleged assault. In D.E.H. v. B.W.M., Plaintiff and defendant met online and…

Appellate Court Affirms Juvenile’s Adjudication in School Assault Case

August 10, 2024 |

State in the Interest of M.G.  Docket No. A-3394-22 Decided August 8, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided M.G.’s, a juvenile, appeal from her trial adjudication of delinquency for aggravated assault as an accomplice in an altercation at her high school.…

New Jersey Final Restraining Order Defendants Can Invoke 5th Amendment Right Not to Testify Without Negative Inference Against Them

August 9, 2024 |

T.B. v. I.W. Docket No. A-3899-22 Decided August 5, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey overturned the entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) after defendant invoked his 5th amendment rights and the Trial Court drew a negative inference against defendant.…

NJ Appellate Court Reverses Suppression Denial Based on Anonymous Tip

August 2, 2024 |

State of New Jersey v. Sincere Daniels  Docket No. A-2388-22 Decided August 1, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrantless search. On March 15, 2022, at…

NJ Appellate Court Ruling on K9 Field Reports in State v. Morgan

July 29, 2024 |

State of New Jersey v. Justin Morgan Docket No. A-0499-23 Decided July 23, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from the trial court’s September 1, 2023, order denying his motion to compel discovery of records relating to narcotics…