JAMES MCLEAN v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM, Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case addresses, in very simple terms, the review process that the Board of Pensions will make regarding an agency decision and a claim against the pension system. In this specific case a public employee, Department of Corrections…
Friedauer v. Scheuffer Docket No. A-4583-17T1 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. ISSUES: Did the trial court err in granting summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s wrongful death action against defendant Ashbritt Environmental, Inc. (Ashbritt)? Did the trial court err in denying Ashbritt’s motion on cross-appeal to bar as “net” the opinion of…
Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. As of December 1, 2019. New Jersey’s DWI statute has changed. By the time you are reading this blog. You will have learned that any 1st Offense alcohol DWI charge with a breath test results of .15 and less could result in NO license suspension! Yea, I…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case is an Extension of the New Jersey Supreme Court decisions and Witt and Dunbar. The court here found the trial judge made an error of law when he opined that the hit by a narcotics dog required the police to obtain a search warrant to…
Weiner 1961 discussion: Can Manslaughter considered a moral turpitude violation when it involves ‘the absence of intent’ and is defined as criminal negligence… or rather ‘knew or should have known’ awareness of a risk of injury or death…… Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. What is “moral turpitude”? It has been defined as…
STEVE JONES, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM, October 18, 2019 New Jersey Appellate Division NOT Approved for Publication Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case involves a Millville police officer applying for a accidental disability pension which was denied due to several reasons. However, the court undertook a review of…
Recovery and Relapse Reprinted from the White Booklet Narcotics Anonymous This is NA Fellowship-approved literature. Copyright © 1976, 1986 by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. All rights reserved. Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Many people think that recovery is simply a matter of not using drugs. They consider a relapse a…
Twenty-one convicted, non-violent felons found their dignity and a renewed purpose without going to jail. By Matt Skoufalos Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Drug Court graduates. Credit: Matt Skoufalos. “It’s a shame you have to pick up a felony to get into drug court,” said Camden County Assistant Deputy Public Defender Daniel…
Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark By bringing in treatment advocates at the point of arrest, Gloucester Township Police have reduced recidivism rates for drug crimes and built a program ready to expand county-wide. By Matt Skoufalos | September 1, 2016 Gloucester Township Police vehicle. Credit: Matt Skoufalos. Focusing on “third-gear” policing…
Begun in 2014 in Gloucester Township, where crime has fallen 34 percent since its rollout, the ‘third-gear policing’ project provides counseling interventions for people charged in addictions-related cases. Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Camden County saw 277 overdose deaths last year, and has logged 231 so far in 2018. Nationally, overdoses…