State v. Carrigan Appellate Docket No.: A-1252-19 Decided August 10, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey ruled an officer can access the information on their mobile data terminal (MDT) randomly, without reasonable suspicion that a traffic offense is being committed. In State…
Bonay Goldhagen v. Susan Pasmowitz Docket No.: A-17-20 Decided August 5, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reviewed whether plaintiff was strictly liable for a dog bite when plaintiff warned defendant, a kennel worker, that the dog had bit her son before.…
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A long-sought goal of advocates finally happened Thursday when Gov. Phil Murphy signed the state’s first law requiring drivers to safely pass people on bikes, scooters and pedestrians who are using the roads. Murphy signed the law Thursday, that allows New Jersey to catch up to 42…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State v. Almonte Appellate Docket No.: A-0536-18 Decided July 27, 2021 In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether failure to sever a trial from a codefendant was appropriate, even when the codefendant was not present for the trial and his post arrest…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State v. Almonte Appellate Docket No.: A-0536-18 Decided July 27, 2021 In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether there was prosecutor misconduct when the prosecutor told of testimony that was not used in the opening statement and vouched to the credibility to…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Appellate Docket No.: A-0536-18 Decided July 27, 2021 In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether possession of a weapon is excluded evidence for prior bad acts when under investigation of a robbery attempt. In State v. Almonte, Agent Chapman testified that during…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The dual cases of State v. Roman-Rosado and State v. Carter deal with when might police effectuate a motor vehicle stop on the basis of a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:3-33, which reads in part as follows: “No person shall drive a motor vehicle which has a license plate…
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