Posts Tagged ‘Pretrial Intervention Program’
NJ Court Reverses PTI Admission for Privacy Invasion Case
State of New Jersey v. D.A.G. Docket No. A-1639-23 Decided August 27, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from an order admitting defendant D.A.G. into the Pretrial Intervention Program (PTI) over the prosecutor’s objection. The facts derived from…
Read MoreAppeal of Judgment of Conviction and Order Denying Motion to Be Readmitted into the Pretrial Intervention Program (“PTI”)
State of New Jersey v. Jazmine Holloway Docket No. A-0107-20 Decided October 14, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal of her judgment of conviction and the order denying her motion to be readmitted into the Pretrial Intervention Program (“PTI”).…
Read MoreI just received my PTI denial letter. What should I do? What does this letter mean? Can I appeal?
State v Patel decided May 14, 2018. Middlesex County PTI denial appeal. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. I need to appeal the PTI denial letter what do I do? How can I be successful and appealing my PTI decision? Should I fight my PTI denial? How can I get into PTI so…
Read MoreCan I get into PTI for selling weed?
Did my lawyer do enough to try to get me into PTI? What are the factors to be considered to get me into PTI? If the prosecutor’s office rejects my application can I go before the Judge and ask him to allow me to get into PTI? Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About New Jersey’s Pretrial Intervention Program
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark New Jersey Criminal Lawyers NJ has adopted both a law and court rule to govern applications for this program. A full discussion of these guidelines is contained on this website at Pretrial Intervention. We felt that you might also want to consult the Court Rule that applies…
Read MoreCan I Appeal My PTI Denial?
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey’s Appellate Division has recently decided a case which resulted in a rare reversal of a PTI denial. In State v. Denman, the defendant, a former Scotch Plains police officer, appealed from his conviction for third-degree attempted misapplication of funds, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-15 and 2C:5-1. The defendant…
Read MoreDefendant’s Pretrial Intervention Program Denial and Trial Court Review | State of New Jersey v. Fregm
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State v. Fregm. October 17, 2016 In this decision the Appellate Division reversed the trial court for performed its own independent review of the 17 factors set forth in the PTI statute, found at New Jersey Statute Annotated 2C: 43–12(e)1, as opposed to only making a determination…
Read MoreHow to Appeal From a PTI (Pretrial Intervention) Denial
State of New Jersey vs McDonald August 15, 2016. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case the Appellate Division reversed a trial judge’s admission of a defendant into PTI after the prosecutor objected and denied defendant’s entry into their PTI program. The key to this decision is the judge’s ruling which…
Read MoreWhat Happens When You Can’t Afford to Pay? Inability to Pay Restitution After a Guilty Verdict
State v. Wyatt The subject of this case is the ability of a defendant to pay restitution after a guilty verdict of theft by deception. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The defendant was charged with stealing social services benefits (TANF) in the amount of $7000. I have handled numerous cases like this…
Read MorePTI Appeal in New Jersey – State versus Austin
State V. Austin. Denial of Admission into PTI overturned. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case a defendant applied to be admitted into New Jersey’s PTI (Pre Trial Intervention) program. The prosecutor’s office in Gloucester County denied defendant’s admission and based same on defendant’s prior admission into Pennsylvania’s ARD diversionary program…
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