By Riley Brennan | March 20, 2023
"The defendant told the officer that 'he was coming on the on-ramp and, then, he hit the snow and, then, lost traction and went into the woods,'" Associate Justice Joseph M. Ditkoff wrote on behalf of the unanimous panel, with Associate Justices Sabita Singh and Marguerite T. Grant concurring. "The defendant further explained that he had driven from Belmont, where he was a barber, and had stopped for dinner and drinks. At booking, the defendant said, 'I think I have a concussion, I might need to see someone'."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Brian Lee | March 20, 2023
In two cases the acting chief judge and the latest addition to the court voted with the majority, once for a criminal defendant and once for the prosecution.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | March 19, 2023
Implicit bias can now be a basis for establishing a prima facie case of police discrimination that would require the police to articulate a race neutral basis for a stop and frisk search of a suspect.
By Allison Dunn | March 15, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rejected a defendant's claims that a judge in Massachusetts improperly relied on "personal observations about his own, private gun collection" during a probation violation hearing when determining that at least one weapon shown in a video was a real firearm.
By Andrew Denney | March 14, 2023
Jenay Nurse Guilford has taken the title of executive director for the center, a newly created role that encompasses the duties of an attorney-in-charge while reflecting the organization's broadened approach to serving clients.
By Russ Bynum | The Associated Press | March 10, 2023
"Every crime committed against an African American by a man who has used racist language in the past is not a hate crime," defense attorney Pete Theodocion said in an appellate brief written on behalf of defendant William "Roddie" Bryan.
By Jason Grant | March 10, 2023
At one point during trial, the judge said to the prosecutor, "I practiced law for 20 years and been on the bench for 12. I have never as a lawyer or a judge allowed someone to be tried in prison garb," according to the appellate decision.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | March 8, 2023
Her confirmation comes just days after a unanimous vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which members from both sides of the aisle sang her praises.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | March 5, 2023
Sometimes, no matter how hard they try, drafters of major legislation fail to anticipate every circumstance where the new law will intersect with existing statutes.
By Lisa Willis | March 2, 2023
"I have no problem falling on the sword," the trial attorney said.
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