Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Muni-mail [March 23, 12:32pm est] – By a consent order signed this morning, the Supreme Court has ordered the release from county jails municipal court-sentenced inmates and others who are serving jail sentences as a condition of probation. This action was taken to mitigate the danger of…
COVID-19 has New Jersey government shutting down non-essential businesses and government entities. The Family Courts are not immune to these Coronavirus measures. As of now, only emergent matters are being considered by the Family Courts. Divorce, alimony, child support, parenting time, and other matters are being handled slowly, and some are being postponed until the…
Submitted by New Jersey Family Law Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant economic strife to the world economy. The impact has reached the United States and the State of New Jersey. We are seeing a stock market plummet and an economic shutdown while governments scramble to combat the Coronavirus. Many people are…
State v. Rustin Appellate Docket No.: A-2241-18T2 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of the ability to suppress video evidence that was obtained by police through a private third party. In State v. Rustin, police responded to reports…
Submitted by New Jersey Family Law Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. For those parents under Court Order or agreement to conduct child custody exchanges regularly, the COVID-19 crisis complicates matters. Are you in violation of a Court Order or parenting time agreement if you refuse to partake in a custody exchange because of fear of contracting the…
https://www.criminalcivillawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/Request-to-Commute-or-Suspend-Certain-County-Jail-Sentences.pdf Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This matter having come before the Court on the request for relief by the Office of the Public Defender (see attached letter dated March 19, 2020), seeking the Court’s consideration of a proposed Order to Show Cause (see attached) designed to commute or suspend county jail…
By NJSBA Staff posted yesterday Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Gov. Phil Murphy ordered all non-essential retail businesses in New Jersey to close by 9 p.m. tonight in hopes of slowing the spread of COVID-19. Murphy issued an executive order today that directs almost all residents of the state to stay at…
Read the full memo here.
RESCHEDULING OF IN-COURT PROCEEDINGS SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020; CONTINUATION OF ALL CRITICAL FUNCTIONS This notice announces additional statewide steps by the New Jersey courts to address the ongoing public health crisis surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus. These actions are taken in consultation with the New Jersey Department of Health to protect…
Docket No. A-0634-19T6 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Defendant was arrested on September 19, 2019, and charged with disorderly-persons resisting arrest, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(a)(1), and fourth-degree criminal mischief, N.J.S.A. 2C:17-3(a)(1). The next day, the State moved for pretrial detention. To establish probable cause at the detention hearing, the State relied only on the…