State v. Stephen Zadroga Appellate Docket No.: A-4432-19 Decided April 26, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reviewed a judge’s order for mistrial and partial dismiss of an indictment involving a deadly head on collision after defendant’s blood sample was mixed up with…
A.A.R. v. J.R.C. Docket No. A-2804-20 Decided April 25, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed any entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) because the trial court failed to instruct the defendant as to the consequences of an FRO and his…
State v. Karl Smith Appellate Docket No.: A-5557-17 Decided April 19, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reversed the denial of defendant’s motion to sever trials, pertaining to sexual abuse allegations against his daughter and defendant’s girlfriend’s daughter on separate occasions. In State v.…
State of New Jersey v. C.J.L. Appellate Docket No.: A-1052-21 Decided April 18, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reversed the denial of the State’s motion to compel disclosure of defendant’s iPhone passcode based on the misapplication of the foregone conclusion. In C.J.L.,…
State v. Dylan Barazanji Appellate Docket No.: A-240-20 Decided April 14, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a motor vehicle search and seizure of significant amounts of marijuana after defendant initiated his turn signal during a lane change rather…
State v. Michael Konecny Appellate Docket No.: A-21-20 Decided April 5, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a prior uncounseled conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI) cannot be used to enhance a sentencing scheme for subsequent DWI convictions. In Konecny, after…
Facebook v. State of New Jersey Appellate Docket No.: A-3350-20 A-119-21 Decided April 4, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether communication data warrants (CDW) can require the disclosure of prospective communications, or whether prospective communications require a wiretap order. In Facebook…
Z.A.S.C. v. A.C.C. Docket No. 0810-20 Decided March 30, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a trial court’s entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) against defendant after the Court found defendant threatened to burn down plaintiff’s house. In Z.A.S.C., the…
Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark.
State of New Jersey v. S.M.C. and Y.A.K. Appellate Docket No.: A-3765-20 Decided September 11, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether the requirement of a defendant to turnover his passcode to his cell phone constituted a violation of the 5th Amendment right…