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  • State v. Ashton

    Publication Date: 2019-02-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court Law Division
    Judge: Judge Donohue
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Julie Mazur, Assistant Prosecutor (Jeffrey H. Sutherland, Cape May County Prosecutor, attorney)
    for defendant: Joseph J. Rodgers
    Case Number: 17-08-00506

    Defendant Not Entitled to Reopen Detention Hearing When Already in Possession of Information to Rebut State's Proffer

  • State v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2019-02-18
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tamar Y. Lerer, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Tamar Y. Lerer, David A. Gies, Designated Counsel, of counsel and on the briefs); Michele A. Adubato, Designated Counsel (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Michele A. Adubato, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Amanda Nini, Assistant Prosecutor (Angelo J. Onofri, Mercer County Prosecutor, attorney; Laura Sunyak, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-23/24-17 (079553/079556)

    State's Brady Violation Warranted New Trial Where Withheld Documents Contained Exculpatory Evidence Improperly Excluded by Trial Court

  • State v. Chisum

    Publication Date: 2019-02-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Fernandez-Vina
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. Smith, Jr., Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorneys; James K. Smith, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs); Alison S. Perrone, First Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorneys; Alison S. Perrone, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Monica do Outeiro, Assistant Prosecutor (Christopher J. Gramiccioni, Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney; Monica do Outerio, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-35/36-17 (079823/079835)

    Police Lacked Reasonable Suspicion To Detain Individuals After Resolving Noise Complaint and Deciding Not To Issue Summons

  • State v. Berisha

    Publication Date: 2019-02-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Fisher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alan Dexter Bowman
    for defendant: Svjetlana Tesic, Assistant Prosecutor (Esther Suarez, Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney; Svjetlana Tesic, on the brief)
    Case Number: A-2496-16T1

    Trial Counsel Ineffective for Failing to Request Self-Defense Instruction Where Summation Argued Victim Posed Threat to Defendant

  • State v. E.R.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court Law Division
    Judge: Judge Polansky
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alexander Levin, Assistant Prosecutor (Mary Eva Colalillo, Camden County Prosecutor, attorney)
    for defendant: Edward Crisonino
    Case Number: 15-08-2549

    Statements Made by Minor Victim's Parent Admissible Under Hearsay Exception for Statements Made for Medical Treatment

  • Adams v. Dep't of Corr.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-3469-17T4

    Inmate appealed the denial of his application for transfer to a halfway house in a residential community release program.

  • In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of A.Y.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Geiger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-5240-16T5

    A.Y. appealed from the trial court's judgment involuntarily civilly committing him to the STU as a sexually violent predator pursuant to the SVPA.

  • In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of D.S.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-5355-16T5

    Inmate appealed the order committing him to a STU.

  • Roundtree v. Dep't of Corr.

    Publication Date: 2019-02-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-3075-17T4

    Inmate appealed the finding that he was guilty of conduct which disrupted or interfered with the security or orderly running of the facility.

  • State v. Napper

    Publication Date: 2019-02-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-4822-17T2

    State appealed interlocutory orders suppressing evidence seized during a warrantless vehicle search.