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Docket No.: A-3765-20 Decided September 11, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether the requirement of a defendant to turnover his passcode to his cell phone constituted a violation of the 5th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…
Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A man charged in a fatal drunken driving accident in Salem County was traveling at 113 mph moments before the crash, a prosecutor said in court Wednesday. Stephen M. Karwowski, 30, of Pittsgrove Township, is charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, second-degree vehicular homicide and fourth-degree assault by auto…
O.T. v. M.T., Jr. Docket No. 2257-20 Decided March 28, 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 In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a trial court’s entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) against defendant after running over plaintiff’s foot during a parenting exchange. In O.T., The parties…
State v. Angel Nunez-Hernandez Appellate Docket No.: A-539-19 Decided March 24, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey upheld an investigation of a robbery under the inevitable discovery rule that led to an officer finding a wad of cash in a…
In the Matter of Registrant B.B. Appellate Docket No.: A-1496-20 Decided March 22, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a tier II classification under Megan’s Law and whether B.B. was required to be included on the Sex Offender Internet Registry.…
State v. Shakera Lowman Appellate Docket No.: A-695-19 Decided March 21, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a denial of reinstatement into pretrial intervention (PTI) after defendant failed to abide by the original terms of PTI. In State v.…
State v. Chinaza Okeke Appellate Docket No.: A-1887-19 Decided March 18, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a trial conviction for terroristic threats and aggravated assault after the Court found it was a plain error to admit evidence regarding…
State v. Graham Appellate Docket No.: A-674-19 Decided March 15, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a denial of a motion to suppress and a Franks hearing after the trial court found defendant’s claim of mistruths of a CDS…
State v. Lapczynski Appellate Docket No.: A-1671-19 Decided March 9, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a denial of a motion to suppress after child pornography was found by a cohabitant, reported to the police, and after police viewing some…