NJ DCPP v. C.F. and M.L. Docket No. A-1550-19 Decided November 1, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reversed a finding of abuse and neglect after defendant left the child in a seat and fled the apartment after the other party went after him…
State v. Boston Appellate Docket No.: A-4752-17 Decided September 16, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a conviction for an improper request for identification of a passenger in a vehicle, leading to the finding of warrants and cocaine on…
In the Matter of Registrant S.G. Appellate Docket No.: A-2560-19 Decided October 28, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a denial of a motion to terminate obligations under Megan’s Law. In S.G., In 1997, a fifteen-year-old girl reported that, over…
J.A.M. v. S.J.G. Docket No. A-0262-20 Decided October 25, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division affirmed a post dissolution order which granted in part and denied in part motions to reconsider child support, custody and parenting time, distribution of assets, and various other calculations from…
State v. Sullivan Appellate Docket No.: A-1675-18 Decided October 22, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether a witness’s exclamatory outbursts during trial testimony warranted a mistrial, despite the Judge issuing limiting instructions immediately. In State v. Sullivan, Ryan…
State v. Days-Jackson Appellate Docket No.: A-2002-19 Decided October 18, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether probable cause existed for a search of the trunk revealing marijuana and firearms. In State v. Days-Jackson, while on duty one night,…
State v. Gray Appellate Docket No.: A-4589-18 Decided October 14, 2021 In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether probable cause for an arrest existed for a Confidential Information (CI) tip of the wrong car led to an arrest and finding of heroin because of a call made to an…
I.M.R. v. A.R.S. Docket No. A-0216-19 Decided October 13, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a trial court’s entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) due to the Court’s improper findings of criminal mischief, failure to make legal assessments as to…
CHANDLER V. KASPER Docket No.: A-2143-20 Decided October 7, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed the difference between a wrongful death action and a survival action in light of a statute of limitations issue. In Chandler, the decedent, Joseph…
State v. G.W. Appellate Docket No.: A-2310-18 Decided October 7, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a jury conviction of sexual abuse of a minor after a treating doctor’s testimony was improperly admitted during trial. In State v. G.W., tried…