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State v. T.B.
Appellate Docket No.: A-2417-18T2 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of an application by a Defendant for post-conviction relief (PCR). In State v. T.B., the Defendant assaulted his girlfriend in her apartment during an argument. He repeatedly punched…
Read MoreState v. Cliver
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Appellate Docket No.: A-0150-19T4 In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey heard argument on the issue of a Defendant’s application into Pretrial Intervention (PTI). In State v. Cliver, the Defendant was accused of fondling the penis of a boy under the age of thirteen…
Read MoreTwo Minors Charged in Tik Tok “Skullbreaker Challenge”
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Camden, N.J. — Two minors have been charged with third-degree Aggravated Assault and third-degree Endangering an Injured Victim for their participation in the Tik Tok “Skullbreaker Challenge” that injured another minor resulting in a seizure, closed head injury and concussion. Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer…
Read MoreFord v. Department of Corrections & Graf v. Department of Corrections
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The facts of both of these cases go as follows: in Ford, Plaintiff in this case was an inmate appealing the denial of his claim for reimbursement for lost, damages, or destroyed property. As he moved from pre-trial hearing detention to general population, his belongings were returned…
Read MoreState v. Goldsborough
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case stems from an appeal from a conviction, specifically a denied motion to suppress evidence. Officers in Cumberland County were executing an arrest warrant on defendant’s house when they approached the front door. There were multiple officers in a line at the front door with the…
Read MoreTwitter Tells Facial Recognition Trailblazer to Stop Using Site’s Photos
Twitter said Clearview AI, whose app is spreading in law enforcement, was violating its policies. Lawmakers also expressed privacy concerns. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A mysterious company that has licensed its powerful facial recognition technology to hundreds of law enforcement agencies is facing attacks from Capitol Hill and from at least…
Read MoreN.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b)(1) unlawful possession of weapon
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, v. KENNETH G. MURILLO, Decided December 11, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Defendant appeals from his conviction for second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b)(1).1 Police found the gun stashed in a wall of a commercial establishment on a public street, where defendant had no privacy interest.…
Read MorePRETRIAL RELEASE AND ‘NATURE OF OFFENSE”
The State sought defendant’s detention under the Criminal Justice Reform Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:162-15 to 26. STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. J.A.R.R., December 11, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On leave granted, the State appeals from the trial court’s July 18, 2019 order, entered after an earlier remand, denying the State’s motion to…
Read MoreNJ Expungement’s New exception for “Crime Spree” charges for multiple convictions from one ‘event’. The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the 2018 crime spree amendment to N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2(a) permits the expungement of C.P.M.’s 2005 convictions.
IN THE MATTER OF THE EXPUNGEMENT OF C.P.M. December 6, 2019 APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION December 6, 2019 APPELLATE DIVISION Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey’s expungement new procedure under the “crime spree” doctrine set forth in the 2018 amendment to N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2(a). Because we conclude that C.P.M.’s convictions were not “closely related in…
Read MoreGoodson, Part 2 — From the street to the house…..Can the police get into the house and search?
STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROBERT O. GOODSON, Decided December 3, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Defendant Robert O. Goodson appeals from his October 27, 2017 conviction after his motion to suppress the evidence was denied. Because the facts track very closely with those in State v. Rosario, 229 N.J. 263 (2017), we reverse,…
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