New Jersey Criminal Law
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Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark
Read MorePrior Convictions Admitted in Gun Crime Case, Despite the Conviction Being More Than 10 Years Prior – Evidence That Is Normally Not Admissible
State v. Hedgespeth Appellate Docket No.: A-0850-18T3 Decided August 3, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent decision approved for publication, the Appellate Division reviewed whether there was a kidnapping under the statute while a sex assault occurred. In State v. Hedgespeth, defendant was convicted of third-degree possession of a controlled…
Read MoreFormer Cherry Hill Attorney Sentenced For Money Laundering: Feds
Michael W. Kwasnik, 51, previously pleaded guilty to a charge of money laundering. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark CHERRY HILL, NJ — A former New Jersey attorney who had offices in Cherry Hill has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for money laundering as part of a multi-year scheme to embezzle…
Read MorePolice Can Request A Warrant to Track A Vehicle While Investigation Auto Thefts in High Crime Areas
State v. Wade Appellate Docket No.: A-4388-18T4 Decided November 23, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether a GPS tracking data retrieved from an auto theft investigation could be used to convict a murder suspect, not directly subject to the auto theft…
Read MoreIf You Have Not Been Charged with a Crime, Police Do Not Have to Inform You If You Are Arrested or If You Are a Suspect
State v. Wade Appellate Docket No.: A-4388-18T4 Decided November 23, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether a suspect’s statement made to police is admissible when he was wrongfully informed that he was not under arrest. In State v. Wade, a dark-colored…
Read MoreNew Jersey halts in-person trials, grand jury proceedings due to COVID-19 surge
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday suspended all in-person trials and grand jury proceedings due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. The order handed down by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner is effective immediately. It’s the second time this year that the pandemic has halted in-person trials…
Read MoreNEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE PROPOSES BODY CAMERAS FOR ALL POLICE OFFICERS
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On February 3, 2020, the Legislature introduced Senate, No. 1163, sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner, Assemblywoman Cleopatra G. Tucker and Assemblyman Herb Conaway, Jr. that requires body cameras to be worn by all New Jersey uniformed police officers. These include State, county, and municipal patrol law enforcement…
Read MoreSouth Jersey doctor, who lives at Shore, charged in billing fraud scheme
Vin Ebenau Published: November 10, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A pain management doctor, who also specializes in anesthesia, with practices in Central and South Jersey has been charged by U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito for his alleged role in a multi-million billing fraud scheme. Dr. Morris Antebi, 68, of Long Branch has…
Read MoreIn Some Cases, Evidence of an Anonymous Tip, Alone, Is Sufficient to Justify an Investigatory Stop, or a Terry Stop
State v. Kelly Appellate Docket No.: A-2614-18T1 Decided November 9, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey upheld a denial of a motion to suppress when an anonymous tip claiming two individuals with a handgun in a car in a high crime area was…
Read MoreCop Pulled Over Defendant Because He Was Black, No Reasonable Suspicion
State v. Nyema Appellate Docket No.: A-0891-18T4 Decided November 5, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey overturned a denial of a motion to suppress when an officer investigating a robbery pulled over the defendant because three black males were in the car headed…
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