New Jersey Criminal Law
POLICE OFFICER INTERNAL AFFAIRS RECORDS DISCOVERABLE FOR CRIMINAL DEFENSE
State v. Andre Higgs Appellate Docket No.: A-28-21 Decided March 30, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey has not made internal affairs records for police officers discoverable for criminal defendants in certain circumstances. In State v. Higgs, Defendant and May had been involved…
Read MoreMotion to Suppress Evidence Must Be Reversed Because the Opening of the Car Doors During the Dog Sniff Constituted an Unlawful Search
State of New Jersey v. Nestor Balbi Docket No. A-2908-20 Decided March 14, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence after a remand. The Appellate Court originally remanded the case…
Read MorePre-Trial Intervention (PTI) Program Denied When Charged with Third Degree Operating a Motor Vehicle That Resulted in the Death of Another While Her License Was Suspended
State of New Jersey v. Laquana Ransdell Docket No. A-1476-21 Decided March 10, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a trial court order affirming the denial of her application for admission into the Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program. In…
Read MoreThe Court Reconsiders the Appropriate Standard to Evaluate the Admissibility of Expert Evidence
Warrantless Search and Seizure of Weapons Was Impermissible, Unsupported by Probable Cause, and Without Exigent Circumstances
In the Matter of J.M. Docket No. A-1026-20 Decided January 26, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided appellant’s appeal from a Temporary Extreme Risk Protective Order (“TERPO”) and Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (“FERPO”) entered against him, as well as the…
Read MoreMotion To Suppress a Statement Made to Police While Suffering Serious Wounds and Being Under the Influence of Medication
State of New Jersey v. Rollie Ellis Docket No. A-3606-19 Decided January 18, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal of the denial of her motion to suppress a statement she made to police about stabbing the victims. In April…
Read MorePetty Disorderly Persons Simple Assault Rather Than Disorderly Persons Simple Assault
State of New Jersey v. Adrian Birch Docket No. A-1429-21 Decided January 4, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal of his conviction for simple assault against his then-wife. In June 2019, after 48 years of marriage, the defendant wanted…
Read MoreState of New Jersey v. Markies Wells: Motion to Suppress Evidence Seized as a Result of an Unlawful Search
State of New Jersey v. Markies Wells Docket No. A-2335-19 Decided December 23, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from his convictions arising from a motor vehicle stop. The facts of this case are as follows: In March 2017…
Read MoreState of New Jersey v. Christopher Tolbert and Suppressing Evidence Seized as the Result of a Warrantless Search
State of New Jersey v. Christopher Tolbert Docket No. A-1099-21 Decided December 12, 2022 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 as the result of a warrantless search and his sentence.…
Read MoreMotion To Suppress Physical Evidence Seized as a Result of an Unlawful Search
State of New Jersey v. Carlos Sanchez Docket No. A-0930-20 Decided November 16, 2022 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 by police without a warrant from his mother’s home. At…
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