New Jersey Defendant’s Conviction Vacated After Appellate Court Finds Officers Lacked Reasonable Suspicion to Prolong Traffic Stop

State v. Michael T. Conner-White Appellate Docket No.: A-3136-22 Decided June 19, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a denial of a motion to suppress after finding officers lacked reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to prolong defendant’s traffic stop. In State…

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NJ Appellate Court Upholds DWI Evidence from Warrantless Vehicle Stop

State of New Jersey v. William Davenport Docket No. A-3606-22 Decided May 21, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a Law Division order, which denied his motion to suppress evidence obtained after the warrantless stop of his motor…

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Motion To Suppress Evidence Obtained Unlawfully Without a Warrant

State of New Jersey v. Javon Cook Docket No. A-2461-22 Decided May 15, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence. On April 17, 2022, officers on patrol received a call from…

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NJ Appeals Court Reverses Convictions in State v. Coles Due to Invalid Jury Trial Waive

State v. Coles Practice Area: CRIMINAL LAW Date Filed: 2024-05-06 Court: Appellate Division Judge(s): Per Curiam Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Defendant appealed his convictions for first-degree murder and related weapons offenses after a bench trial. In August 2016, defendant killed his parents. He later admitted to the police that he had beaten them with his fists,…

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NJ Appellate Court Upholds Extreme Risk Protective Order in J.C.G. Case

In the Matter of J.C.G. Docket No. A-2416-22 Decided May 1, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided J.C.G.’s (hereinafter “appellant”) appeal from an April 11, 2023 order entering a Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (“FERPO”) against him pursuant to the Extreme…

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NJ v. Vega: Marijuana, Firearm Search Ruling

State of New Jersey v. David Vega Docket No. A-3527-21 Decided March 25, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress marijuana located in the center console and a firearm in a backpack…

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NJ v. Christopher Diantonio – Appeal of Denial of Suppression

State of New Jersey v. Christopher Diantonio Docket No. A-1083-22 Decided March 25, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress statements he had given to police. On August 12, 2020, defendant arrived…

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Appeal: Denial of Robert Goworek’s FPIC Application

Docket No. A-2399-21 Decided March 1, 2024 In the Matter of the Appeal of the Denial of Robert Goworek’s Application for a FPIC Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided petitioner, Robert Goworek’s appeal from a January 2022 Law Division order denying his…

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NJ Court Upholds Motor Vehicle Stop

State of New Jersey v. Michael Figueroa Docket No. A-1649-22 Decided February 1, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized during a motor vehicle stop. On February 21, 2021, while…

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