New Jersey Criminal Law
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of M.G. Docket No. A-3394-22 Decided August 8, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided M.G.’s, a juvenile, appeal from her trial adjudication of delinquency for aggravated assault as an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.…
Read MoreNJ 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Daniels Docket No. A-2388-22 Decided August 1, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrantless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…
Read MoreNJ 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Docket No. A-1403-22 Decided June 24, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from the Law Division’s May 31, 2022 order denying his motion for admission into the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…
Read MoreNew 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Appellate Docket No.: A-3136-22 Decided June 19, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a denial of a motion to suppress after finding officers lacked reasonable suspicion of criminal activity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…
Read MoreeCourts Appellate-Notification = A-003136-22 = STATE OF NEW JERSEY V MICHAEL T . CONNER-WHITE
Hark attorneys get Appellate division to agree with them that trial court made errors of fact and law for a Camden County New Jersey motion to suppress. Police improperly extend motor vehicle stop to bring drug dog and improperly question defendant Driver for too long in order to search vehicle and find gun. a palace…
Read MoreNJ 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Davenport Docket No. A-3606-22 Decided May 21, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a Law Division order, which denied his motion to suppress evidence obtained after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…
Read MoreMotion 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…
Read MoreNJ 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,…
Read MoreNJ 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…
Read MoreNJ 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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