State v. R.L. DOCKET NO. A-0631-22 Decided December 29, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a conviction for contempt of a restraining order after finding that defendant’s communications in the co-parenting application “Our Family Wizard” (OFW) were deemed to be not…
U.G. v. T.S. Docket No. A-1803-21 Decided December 21, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a Family Part order awarding plaintiff attorney’s fees under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35. In 2010, the…
State of New Jersey v. Billy Flagg Docket No. A-3682-21 Decided December 20, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a March 2022 Law Division order denying his motion to suppress a firearm seized during a warrantless search of…
Nayith Cantillo v. Veronica Lizano-Valerio Docket No. A-2317-21 Decided December 20, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided plaintiff’s appeal from a Law Division order granting summary judgment to defendant and dismissing plaintiff’s complaint, as well as a March 2022 order…
A.I. v. D.I. Docket No. A-0658-22 Decided December 11, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from the trial court’s denial of his second motion to dissolve a Final Restraining Order (FRO). After a four-year relationship with the defendant, in…
State of New Jersey v. Amandeep Tiwana Docket No. (A-36-22) (087919) Decided November 20, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey was tasked with determining whether an investigating detective’s self-introduction to defendant at her bedside in the hospital following a car crash initiated…
State of New Jersey v. C.G.H. Docket No. A-2065-22 Decided November 13, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from a Law Division order admitting defendant into the Pre-Trial Intervention (“PTI”) Program over the objection of the Ocean County…
Appellate Docket No.: A-2445-21 Decided November 14, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a denial of petitioner’s Firearms Purchaser Identification Card (FPIC or FID) and handgun purchase permits (“HPP”) after petitioner was to have a prior Driving while intoxicated (DWI) conviction,…
Summarize Olenoswski Decision 11-15-23.pdf Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The document is a syllabus summarizing the court’s opinion in State v. Michael Olenowski. It discusses the court’s consideration of whether Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) testimony is reliable and admissible under the Daubert standard, as well as the appropriate standard of review for Daubert-based…