New Jersey Criminal Law
NJ Court Reverses Conviction Due to Improper Video Testimony
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark COCOUNSEL Identify and outline the video evidence issues and the prosecutor’s improper comment why video evidence is important in New Jersey courts today. Files: State v. Reciofigueroa Result: Video Evidence Issues Facts: On July 6, 2019, C.R. was shot and killed on a street in Elizabeth.1 A jury…
Read MoreNJ Court Rules Search Warrant Invalid Due to Jurisdiction Error
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark COCOUNSEL Skill: Review Documents Result created: March 16, 2025 Prompt: Summarize the legal and factual issues related to the search warrant in the appellate division case. Files: state v. galloway 2-20-25.pdf Result: The appellate division case of “State v. Galloway” involves several legal and factual issues related to…
Read MoreNJ Court Reverses Evidence Suppression in Drug Case Appeal
State of New Jersey v. Troy Smith Docket No. A-3796-23 Decided January 27, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s back-to-back appeals from a June 26, 2024 Law Division order granting defendant’s motion to suppress certain evidence seized after the…
Read MoreNJ 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Denofa Docket No. A-0281-22 Decided January 6, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a modified order entered on July 19, 2022, which denied his third petition for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Rojas Docket No. A-2629-23 Decided December 19, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from a Law Division order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss his indictment for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…
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