eCourts Appellate-Notification = A-003136-22 = STATE OF NEW JERSEY V MICHAEL T . CONNER-WHITE

June 19, 2024 |

Hark attorneys get Appellate division to agree with them that trial court made errors of fact and law for a Camden County New Jersey motion to suppress. Police improperly extend motor vehicle stop to bring drug dog and improperly question defendant Driver for too long in order to search vehicle and find gun. a palace…

New Jersey Appellate Division Reverses Denial of Final Restraining Order After Trial Court Disallows Business Records

June 13, 2024 |

S.G.G. v. J.D.M. Docket No. A-3273-22 Decided June 11, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed the denial of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) after the Trial Court disallowed business records certified by affidavit, requiring the custodian of the records to…

NJ Appellate Court Upholds DWI Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Stop

June 6, 2024 |

State of New Jersey v. William Davenport Docket No. A-3606-22 Decided May 21, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a Law Division order, which denied his motion to suppress evidence obtained after the warrantless stop of his motor…

In the Matter of the Application of the State of New Jersey for the Forfeiture of Weapons

June 6, 2024 |

Docket No. A-3418-21 & A-3419-21 Decided June 5, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided petitioners’ appeals from separate orders entered on June 2, 2022, granting the State’s motions for the forfeiture of petitioner’s firearms, firearms purchaser identification cards (FPICs) and…

New Jersey Final Restraining Order Reversed on Appeal As Record Did Not Contain Adequate Facts For Assault

June 5, 2024 |

F.K. v. C.B. Docket No. A-2337-22 Decided June 4, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed and vacated a final restraining order (FRO) against defendant after a review of the record failed to support a finding of assault or a need…

Motion To Suppress Evidence Obtained Unlawfully Without a Warrant

June 4, 2024 |

State of New Jersey v. Javon Cook Docket No. A-2461-22 Decided May 15, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence. On April 17, 2022, officers on patrol received a call from…

ANOTHER REVIEW OF NEW JERSEY’S “RED FLAG LAW” (FERPO / TERPO)

June 4, 2024 |

In the Matter of M.A.Z. Appellate Docket No.: A-0075-23 Decided June 3, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a granting of a Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (FERPO) in light of respondent requesting to the police to shoot him. In…

New Jersey Cross Temporary Restraining Order Made Final with One Incident Of “Escalating” Harassment

May 29, 2024 |

S.G., II v. K.G. Docket No. A-3398-22 Decided May 28, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed the entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) after Defendant made disparaging comments towards Plaintiff, his girlfriend, and pushed his mother. In S.G., II …

NJ Appellate Court Affirms Enforcement of Marital Settlement Agreement

May 28, 2024 |

M.L. v. P.L. Docket No. A-2878-22 Decided May 22, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a trial court’s order enforcing a the Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA) despite Defendant later claiming that her mental incapacity due to medical conditions preventing her from…

NJ Appeals Court Reverses Convictions in State v. Coles Due to Invalid Jury Trial Waive

May 23, 2024 |

State v. Coles Practice Area: CRIMINAL LAW Date Filed: 2024-05-06 Court: Appellate Division Judge(s): Per Curiam Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Defendant appealed his convictions for first-degree murder and related weapons offenses after a bench trial. In August 2016, defendant killed his parents. He later admitted to the police that he had beaten them with his fists,…