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No.: A-240-20 Decided April 14, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a motor vehicle search and seizure of significant amounts of marijuana after defendant initiated his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 In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a trial court’s entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) against defendant after the Court found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Docket No.: A-3765-20 Decided September 11, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether the requirement of a defendant to turnover his passcode to his cell phone constituted a violation of the 5th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…
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…