Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS) Board and Accidental Disability

June 25, 2020 |

Slater v. Bd. of Tr., Police & Firemen’s Ret. Sys.: Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark.          Petitioner appealed the final agency decision by the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS) Board denying her request for accidental disability benefits and instead awarding her ordinary disability benefits. The key issue in dispute is…

NJ Supreme Court Decision State v. Greene

June 25, 2020 |

State v. Greene Appellate Docket No.: A-96-18 Decided and June 23, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the Court reviewed whether a prosecutor who details evidence of a key witness to the jury, then the witness refuses to testify, prejudices the…

9 Departments and Multiple Infractions for One New Jersey Police Officer

June 24, 2020 |

With no licenses that can be revoked and no database tracking their misconduct, officers in New Jersey are able to jump from agency to agency, even after they are fired. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark WOODLYNNE, N.J. — He left one department after failing to meet its standards. At another, he racked…

Bite Mark Evidence Admissibility and Post-Conviction Relief | State v. Fortin

June 24, 2020 |

State v. Fortin Appellate Docket No.: A-5929-17T2 Decided and approved for publication June 22, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a motion for post-conviction relief based on newly found evidence regarding the reliability of bitemark evidence following a sentence of life…

HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN OFFICE PRACTICES

June 20, 2020 |

DCA Administrative Order No. 2020-07 Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark.

Cumberland/ Gloucester/Salem Vicinage to Hold Virtual Program on Resolving Municipal Warrants June 29 in Sewell

June 20, 2020 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem Vicinage will hold a virtual municipal warrant resolution program in Gloucester County at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 29 at the Volunteers of America Office, 900 Holly Dell Court, Sewell. The two-hour event, co-sponsored by the Judiciary, the Cumberland County Prosecutors Office and Volunteers of…

Vehicle or Home Search Without a Warrant

June 19, 2020 |

State v. Brown blog post 4 of 4 Appellate Docket No.: A-4938-18T1 Decided June 11, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a judgment of conviction after a motion to suppress was denied.  Consent was unlawfully obtained after getting consent from a…

Can a Landlord Be Liable for a Tenant’s Crime if a Background Check Was Not Run on the Tenant?

June 18, 2020 |

The Estate of Campagna v. Pleasant Point Properties, LLC Docket No.: A-2989-18T1 Decided and Approved for Publication June 17, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision approved for publication, the Appellate Division considered whether a landlord was required to perform criminal background checks on tenants to promote the safety…

Defendant’s Consent to Home Search Coerced after Traffic Stop

June 18, 2020 |

State v. Brown blog post 3 of 4 Appellate Docket No.: A-4938-18T1 Decided June 11, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a judgment of conviction after a motion to suppress was denied.  Consent was unlawfully obtained after getting consent from a…

Wrongly Denied Entrance into PTI Under the Graves Act

June 17, 2020 |

State v. Andrews: Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Defendant alleged that he was arrested during a traffic stop in which police found a weapon defendant had purchased after being shot at by his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend. As a result, he was charged with second-degree weapons charges and fourth-degree possession of prohibited device. Defendant…