NJ Court Reverses PTI Admission, Orders State to Justify Rejection

State of New Jersey v. M.K.H. Docket No. A-3656-22 Decided December 12, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from a trial court order reversing the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office’s (MCPO) rejection of defendant into the Pre-Trial Intervention…

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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D.A.G. Docket No. A-1639-23 Decided August 27, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from an order admitting defendant D.A.G. into the Pretrial Intervention Program (PTI)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…

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NJ Appellate Court Denies PTI Admission in State v. Alkhabir Bass-Cochran

State of New Jersey v. Alkhabir Bass-Cochran Docket No. A-1403-22 Decided June 24, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from the Law Division’s May 31, 2022 order denying his motion for admission into the pre-trial intervention (PTI) program following…

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PTI Program Admission Reversed: Appellate Court Decision

State of New Jersey v. Gregory Phelps Docket No. A-0867-22 Decided January 2, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from an order directing defendant’s admission into the PTI program. In June 2021, defendant got into a drunken…

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PTI Program Appeal: State’s Discretion and Trial Judge’s Intervention

State of New Jersey v. C.G.H.  Docket No. A-2065-22 Decided November 13, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from a Law Division order admitting defendant into the Pre-Trial Intervention (“PTI”) Program over the objection of the Ocean County…

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In The Matter of The Appeal of The Denial of The Application for Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and Permits to Purchase a Handgun N.M.

Appellate Docket No.: A-2445-21 Decided November 14, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a denial of petitioner’s Firearms Purchaser Identification Card (FPIC or FID) and handgun purchase permits (“HPP”) after petitioner was to have a prior Driving while intoxicated (DWI) conviction,…

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Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) Program Denied When Charged with Third Degree Operating a Motor Vehicle That Resulted in the Death of Another While Her License Was Suspended

State of New Jersey v. Laquana Ransdell Docket No. A-1476-21 Decided March 10, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a trial court order affirming the denial of her application for admission into the Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program. In…

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Appealing A Denial into the PTI Program Based on Receiving a Prior Marijuana-Related Conditional Discharge Pre-CREAMMA

State of New Jersey v. Kevin Waters Docket No. A-1679-21 Decided February 27, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a trial court order affirming the denial of his application for admission into a pre-trial intervention (PTI) program.…

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Denial Of A Post-Conviction Relief (“PCR”) Petition Without An Evidentiary Hearing Under Appeal

State of New Jersey v. Dasean Harper Docket No. A-1875-20 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 post-conviction relief (“PCR”) petition without an evidentiary hearing. In November 2013, an officer was investigating…

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