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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Appeal of Denial to PTI Program – New Jersey DWI Law

Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This is a county prosecutor’s appeal of a trial court’s decision to overturn their denial of a defendant into their PTI program.  Defendant was charged with the 4th° offense of driving a motor vehicle while suspended for a second or subsequent violation of DWI. Recently the NJ…

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