New Jersey Criminal Law
NJ Court Denies PCR Appeal in State v. John Denofa, Upholds Ruling
State of New Jersey v. John Denofa Docket No. A-0281-22 Decided January 6, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a modified order entered on July 19, 2022, which denied his third petition for post-conviction relief (PCR) and a…
Read MoreNJ Supreme Court Ruling: Jury Video Playback in Slow Motion Allowed
State of New Jersey v. Fuquan K. Knight Docket No. A-37/38-23 Decided December 18, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recently published opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided defendants Fuquan K. Knight and Shaquan K. Knight’s challenges to the trial court’s determination to permit the jury to replay surveillance…
Read MoreNJ Court Reinstates Indictment for Disarming Officer, Rejects SOP Claim
State of New Jersey v. Jorge Rojas Docket No. A-2629-23 Decided December 19, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from a Law Division order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss his indictment for second-degree disarming a law enforcement officer,…
Read MoreNJ Court Reverses Evidence Suppression Denial in Traffic Stop Weapon Case
State of New Jersey v. Devontae Mills Docket No. A-2043-22 Decided December 5, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a Law Division order denying his motion to suppress a handgun and large capacity magazine seized from his motor…
Read MoreNJ Appellate Court Upholds Plain View Doctrine in Firearm Suppression Case
State of New Jersey v. Raheem Wilson Docket No. A-2472-22 Decided October 23, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a Law Division order denying his motion to suppress the handgun recovered from his vehicle pursuant to the plain…
Read MoreNJ Court Reverses Dismissal of Unlawful Handgun Charge, Remands Case
State of New Jersey v. Damian Emanuel Docket No. A-2274-23 Decided October 17, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from a Law Division order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss count two of a three-count Hudson County indictment, charging…
Read MoreDefense Expert Not Permitted to Appear Virtually, Resulting In The Loss Of Defendant’s Counter Expert To The State
State v. Tyrell S Lansing Appellate Docket No.: A-1592 Decided October 3, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed the denial of a request from Defendant’s expert to appear virtually for the trial, despite the expert being unable to appear due to…
Read MoreNJ Court Reverses PTI Admission for Privacy Invasion Case
State of New Jersey v. D.A.G. Docket No. A-1639-23 Decided August 27, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from an order admitting defendant D.A.G. into the Pretrial Intervention Program (PTI) over the prosecutor’s objection. The facts derived from…
Read MoreNJ Court Reverses Ruling: Unlawful Terry Stop in Firearm Case
State of New Jersey v. Javarus Patterson Docket No. A-3325-22 Decided August 26, 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 pursuant to a warrantless search following a Terry stop. In…
Read MoreNJ Court Suppresses Evidence from Warrantless Home Search
State of New Jersey v. Curtis Strickland Indictment No. 22-12-786-I Decided August 8, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the trial court in Gloucester County, New Jersey decided defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrantless search. The facts derived from the motion are as follows:…
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