In The Matter of The Appeal from The Denial of Edwin G. Alvarado’s Application for a Firearms Identification Card

Appellate Docket No.: A-3230-20 Decided May 17, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a denial of petitioner’s Firearms Purchaser Identification Card (FPIC or FID) after petitioner was found to be not credible, he resisted arrest, had a loaded shotgun…

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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL FROM THE DENIAL OF A FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION CARD AND HANDGUN PERMIT TO PETER GOLDRING.

Appellate Docket No.: A-2464-20 Decided May 5, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a denial of petitioner’s Firearms Purchaser Identification Card (FID) and Permit to Purchase a Handgun after petitioner plead guilty to a New York misdemeanor that was…

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Statements Made Without Properly Being Read Your Miranda Rights Could Be Suppressed

State v. O.D.A.-C. Appellate Docket No.: A-78-20 Decided May 2, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed a denial of a motion to suppress after detectives continuously undermined the significance of the Miranda warning after properly administering Miranda. In O.D.A.-C., detectives…

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Motor Vehicle Search and Seizure of Significant Amounts of Marijuana After Defendant Initiated His Turn Signal During a Lane Change

State v. Dylan Barazanji Appellate Docket No.: A-240-20 Decided April 14, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a motor vehicle search and seizure of significant amounts of marijuana after defendant initiated his turn signal during a lane change rather…

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Information On Social Media, Even Contained In “Private” Messenger Applications, Is Not Private Information

Facebook v. State of New Jersey Appellate Docket No.: A-3350-20 A-119-21 Decided April 4, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether communication data warrants (CDW) can require the disclosure of prospective communications, or whether prospective communications require a wiretap order. In Facebook…

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Denial Of Reinstatement into Pretrial Intervention (PTI) After Defendant Failed to Abide By The Original Terms Of PTI

State v. Shakera Lowman Appellate Docket No.: A-695-19 Decided March 21, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a denial of reinstatement into pretrial intervention (PTI) after defendant failed to abide by the original terms of PTI. In State v.…

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Terroristic Threats and Aggravated Assault Charges Reversed After the Court Found It Was a Plain Error to Admit Evidence Regarding the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) That Related to This Incident.

State v. Chinaza Okeke Appellate Docket No.: A-1887-19 Decided March 18, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a trial conviction for terroristic threats and aggravated assault after the Court found it was a plain error to admit evidence regarding…

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