How can you attack the police’s probable cause or ‘Terry stop’ when there is an informant providing information to the police undercover?

As the informant’s information independently confirmed by the officers at the scene??? State of New Jersey v. Jeffrey Thomas Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On May 14, 2015, Sergeant Ricardo Diaz was assigned to the Trenton Crime Suppression Central Unit. This unit was established to help suppress violent crimes in the most…

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State v. Evans – “Plain Feel” Doctrine

State v. Evans Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On January 4, 2012, Officer Felipe Laboy of the Vineland Police Department started his evening shift with creating a list of outstanding warrants in the area. One of the suspects on the warrant list was defendant Robert L. Evans. The defendant was on the…

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West Deptford police officer indicted in rehab scheme

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WEST DEPTFORD – A grand jury has indicted a Gloucester County police officer who prosecutors say schemed to get an offender into a drug rehabilitation program in which the officer had a financial stake. Thomas McWain, 31, was indicted Tuesday on charges of official misconduct, tampering with evidence…

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Police: Man attacked woman, threatened to ‘cremate’ her

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WEST DEPTFORD – A Winslow man is behind bars on charges that he tried to kill a woman and then led police on a car chase while the injured victim was in his vehicle. Tomas O. Aponte Jr., 36, used a folding knife to cut the woman’s…

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State of New Jersey v. Neal Power

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In 2011, a contractor repaired certain floor damage in defendant’s home. At work he made his legal assistant prepare a fake (fraudulent) contractor’s invoice and send it to his homeowner’s insurance company for payment. After the investigation, authorities charged defendant in a May 2015 with two third-degree…

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New Jersey State police use “find my iPhone” App to locate a defendant

State of NJ, In the Interest of J.A. New Jersey Supreme Court Decision June 6, 2018 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey State police use “find my iPhone” App to locate a defendant who allegedly stole a victim’s cell phone and other personal belongings.  In this case the police enlisted the…

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