By Law Journal Editorial Board | September 22, 2017
It was humbling to be confronted by the realization that the sophisticated body of law we worked so hard in law school to master, which we were taught was designed to keep social order, was no match for the hysteria of the masses.
By Charles Toutant | September 22, 2017
A federal judge has refused to halt enforcement of New Jersey's Criminal Justice Reform Act, finding that a constitutional challenge by a bail bond underwriter has little chance of succeeding.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 22, 2017
New York taxpayers may have to pay more than $700,000 to cover the legal expenses of former state Sen. Thomas Libous, whose conviction on charges of lying to the FBI was vacated after his death.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 22, 2017
Defendant's contention that his 1978 conviction for criminal trespass did not constitute an "enumerated offense" under Section 6105 of the Uniform Firearms Act, thus barring him from owning a gun, was meritless; therefore, trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise the claim. The court affirmed an order denying defendant relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 22, 2017
The trial court erred in granting defendant's omnibus pretrial motion to suppress a fireman defendant discarded in a flowerpot as he walked away from police where the totality of the circumstances established that defendant was not seized when initially encountered by police. The court reversed a suppression order and remanded for further proceedings.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 22, 2017
The compulsory joinder rule requiring joinder of DUI and summary traffic offenses did not apply in judicial districts that had separate traffic courts with exclusive and limited jurisdiction to dispose of summary offenses, which required DUI charges held for trial in general jurisdiction courts. Order of the trial court reversed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 22, 2017
The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting defendant's extrajudicial statements to police and a nurse caring for an abused elder where the Commonwealth had already proffered sufficient evidence of the corpus delicti, or body of the crimes charged, to entitle the case to go to the trier of fact. The appellate court affirmed defendant's judgment of sentence.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 22, 2017
The trial court erred in granting defendant's petition for writ of habeas corpus based on a potential evidentiary challenge to a hearsay statement offered at defendant's preliminary hearing since the court was bound to consider such evidence in determining whether the Commonwealth established a prima facie case. The court reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | September 21, 2017
District Court Erred in Imposing Occupational Restriction for Term Longer Than Statutory Maximum for Supervised Release
By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | September 21, 2017
Time to Resolve Pretrial Motions Filed by Defendant or Counsel Excludable from Speedy Trial Period Calculation under CJRA
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