NJ Court Suppresses Evidence from Warrantless Home Search

State of New Jersey v. Curtis Strickland Indictment No. 22-12-786-I Decided August 8, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the trial court in Gloucester County, New Jersey decided defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrantless search. The facts derived from the motion are as follows:…

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Defendant Contended That His Un-Mirandized Statements to Police Should Have Been Suppressed and That the Court Committed Reversible Error

State of New Jersey v. Elijarh Hogges Docket No. A-1666-19 Decided December 2, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from judgment of conviction entered after a jury trial of four counts arising from a motor vehicle collision that resulted…

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Motion 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Docket No. A-0930-20 Decided November 16, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized by police without a warrant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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Defendant Challenges the Introduction of Inculpatory Statements Made to Detectives During a Custodial Interrogation

State of New Jersey v. Jamal Wade Docket No. A-31-21 Decided November 16, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal challenging the introduction of inculpatory statements he made to detectives during a custodial interrogation. In September 2016, an officer responded…

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Officer Did Not Have Reasonable Articulable Suspicions of a Tinted Windows Violation That Was Needed to Justify a Motor Vehicle Stop

State v. Edward Bejarno Docket No. A-2163-20 Decided September 23, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence following a motor vehicle stop, after he appealed the trial court’s denial of his motion. The facts of the…

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Statements Made Without Properly Being Read Your Miranda Rights Could Be Suppressed

State v. O.D.A.-C. Appellate Docket No.: A-78-20 Decided May 2, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed a denial of a motion to suppress after detectives continuously undermined the significance of the Miranda warning after properly administering Miranda. In O.D.A.-C., detectives…

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Police Are Required to Inform A Defendant as to the Reason for Arrest Before A Defendant Can Waive Their Miranda Rights

State v. Sims—-NEWS FLASH—-  NJ Appellate Division on January 4, 2021 ruled that police are required to inform a defendant as to the reason for arrest before a defendant can waive their Miranda rights, even if formal charges have not been filed. Appellate Docket No.: A-2641-17T2 Decided January 4, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer,…

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