Posts Tagged ‘New Jersey Criminal Law’
State 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Docket No. A-1099-21 Decided December 12, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized as the result of a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 MoreDefendant’s Appeal of His Conviction and Sentence for Possession of Fentanyl and Weapons
State of New Jersey v. Tahir Gregory Docket No. A-0460-20 Decided November 29, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal of his conviction and sentence for possession of fentanyl and weapons. Defendant was indicted by a grand jury with…
Read More2 Individuals Posed as Police Officers and Attempted to Rob Two Victims
State of New Jersey v. Hassan Laban Docket No. A-0587-20 Decided November 16, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal of his convictions for robbery, shoplifting, criminal mischief, and possession of controlled dangerous substances (CDS). This case arose out of…
Read MoreDefendant Appeals Denial Of His Motion To Suppress A Loaded Handgun Seized During A Warrantless Search Of His Vehicle.
State of New Jersey v. Wadeworth Afflick Docket No. A-3747-20 Decided November 10, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal of the denial of his motion to suppress a loaded handgun seized during a warrantless search of his vehicle. The…
Read MoreDenied: Defendant’s Appeal of An Order His Motion for Admission into The Pretrial Intervention (“PTI”) Program
State of New Jersey v. Russell Olexa Docket No. A-0361-21 Decided October 3, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the defendant’s appeal of an order denying his motion for admission into the Pretrial Intervention (“PTI”) program. On May 28, 2019, defendant,…
Read MoreDefendant Was Not Seized Prior To Detective Witnessing the Gun, As Defendant Was Still Manipulating the Gun in His Waistband
State of New Jersey v. Anthony Ford Docket No. A-2262-19 Decided September 9, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey affirmed the trial court’s ruling and also held that the Defendant was not seized prior to Detective Jimenez witnessing the…
Read MoreOverturned: Suppression of Evidence Found in The Trunk of a Car After Officers Failed to Completely Search the Passenger Area of the Vehicle
State v. Joshua McMillian Appellate Docket No.: A-3899-19 Decided July 19, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey overturned a trial court’s suppression of evidence found in the trunk of a car after officers failed to completely search the passenger area of the…
Read MoreSearch And Seizure of a Handgun and Drugs Suppressed After Officers Lacked Reasonable Suspicion
State v. Nazier Goldsmith Appellate Docket No.: A-77-20 Decided July 5, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey suppressed a search and seizure of a handgun and drugs after officers lacked reasonable suspicion defendant was committing a crime after exiting the walkway adjacent to…
Read MoreOfficers Had Probable Cause to Search Defendant’s Vehicle Due to a Canine Sniff, But Were Required to Request a Search Warrant
State v. Kyle A. Smart Appellate Docket No.: A-2334-21 Decided June 30, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a trial court’s granting of a motion to suppress after officers had probable cause to search defendant’s vehicle due to a canine sniff,…
Read MoreSupreme Court Of New Jersey Reviewed the Prohibition of Car Window Tint and Concluded That the Statute Was Unconstitutionally Vague
State v. David L. Smith Appellate Docket No.: A-4-21 Decided June 28, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reviewed the prohibition of “non-transparent material” on car windows, otherwise known as tint, and concluded that the statute was unconstitutionally vague, reversing a finding of…
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