Drug Crimes
Informant vs. Lawfully Located Police Officer in a Common Area of an Apartment Complex
State of New Jersey versus Dawson Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark See previously posted review of New Jersey Versus Dawson: State versus Dawson – Standard of Review for a Motion to Suppress for the Trial Court The Issue reviewed in this Blog from this case is the use of an anonymous call and…
Read MoreState versus Dawson – Standard of Review for a Motion to Suppress for the Trial Court
State of New Jersey versus Dawson – Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark We begin our analysis mindful of the applicable standard of review with respect to factual findings. In reviewing a grant or denial of a motion to suppress, we are bound to uphold factual findings, supported by sufficient credible evidence in…
Read MoreDrug Company Enlists Doctors Under Scrutiny
Submitted by drug crime lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Originally published here by the New York Times. Dr. Judson Somerville, a pain specialist in Laredo, Tex., received $67,000 in speaking fees, travel and meals in 2013 to promote a powerful and addictive painkiller called Subsys, according to a new federal database of payments that drug companies make…
Read MoreProbable Cause and the Issuance of Search Warrants | New Jersey vs Malkin
Review of State of New Jersey vs Malkin submitted by drug crime attorney, Jeffrey Hark. TRIAL JUDGE’S GRANTING OF A MOTION TO SUPPRESS A SEARCH WARRANT DUE TO INACCURATE STATEMENTS OF OFFICER IN AFFIDAVIT OVERTURNED BY APPELLATE DIVISION. COURT RULES AGAIN THAT TOTALITY OF CIRCUMSTANCES OUTLINED IN AFFIDAVIT ARE MEASURING STICK FOR PROBABLE CAUSE FOR…
Read MoreJust A Chat With The Police | Investigatory Stops
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Sometimes It Just Makes Sense to Talk to the Police State v. Merrit was decided in the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division on September 10th. The defendant was charged with third-degree conspiracy to possess crack cocaine. His motion to suppress evidence was denied by the…
Read MoreDrug Arrest & Conviction Issues: Proper Search and Seizure | State v. Sanchez
State vs Sanchez In this appeal the Courts were requested to look at several issues. IN this blog we will discuss the right of the police to enter an accessible, open, unlocked, multi-story apartment building that has public hallways and stairs as well as private locked areas accessible only to the tenants. The court found…
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