Appellate Court Affirms Juvenile’s Adjudication in School Assault Case

State in the Interest of M.G.  Docket No. A-3394-22 Decided August 8, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided M.G.’s, a juvenile, appeal from her trial adjudication of delinquency for aggravated assault as an accomplice in an altercation at her high school.…

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NJ Appellate Court Reverses Suppression Denial Based on Anonymous Tip

State of New Jersey v. Sincere Daniels  Docket No. A-2388-22 Decided August 1, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrantless search. On March 15, 2022, at…

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NJ Appellate Court Denies PTI Admission in State v. Alkhabir Bass-Cochran

State of New Jersey v. Alkhabir Bass-Cochran Docket No. A-1403-22 Decided June 24, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from the Law Division’s May 31, 2022 order denying his motion for admission into the pre-trial intervention (PTI) program following…

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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Appellate Docket No.: A-3136-22 Decided June 19, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a denial of a motion to suppress after finding officers lacked reasonable suspicion of criminal activity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Davenport Docket No. A-3606-22 Decided May 21, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a Law Division order, which denied his motion to suppress evidence obtained after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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