• State v. Wise

    Publication Date: 2018-12-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Elder Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-4992-16T4

    Defendant appealed from her conviction for theft, misapplication of entrusted property, and theft by deception, after she stole over $75,000 from her elderly cousin, J.B., from whom defendant was granted power of attorney to manage finances.

  • State v. Colvell

    Publication Date: 2018-12-20
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: A-0963-17T3

    Defendant appealed from his conviction following a de novo trial on the municipal court record.

  • H.R. v. New Jersey State Parole Bd.

    Publication Date: 2018-12-20
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Ostrer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-2843-16T3

    Plaintiff H.R. appealed from the judgment in favor of the parole board permitting it to subject H.R. to continuous satellite-based monitoring pursuant to the Sex Offender Monitoring Act.

  • U.S. v. McCants

    Publication Date: 2018-12-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Hardiman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-3103

    Defendant appealed his judgment of conviction and his sentence.

  • Okafor v. State Parole Bd.

    Publication Date: 2018-12-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-3489-17T4

    Appellant appealed the denial of parole and the imposition of a 20-month FET.

  • State v. McKinney

    Publication Date: 2018-12-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: A-1256-17T4

    Defendant appealed the denial of his PCR petition.

  • State v. Jefferson

    Publication Date: 2018-12-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-5593-16T1

    Defendant appealed his conviction for obstructing administration of law or other governmental function.

  • In the Matter of Registrant H.D.

    Publication Date: 2018-12-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Messano
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fletcher C. Duddy, Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Fletcher C. Duddy, of counsel and on the briefs; Stephanie A. Lutz, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs); Jesse M. DeBrosse, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Jesse M. DeBrosse, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Frank J. Ducoat, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor (Theodore Stephens II, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Frank J. Ducoat and Maria I. Guerreo, Special Deputy Attorneys General/Acting Assistant Prosecutors, of counsel; Frank J. Ducoat, on the brief); David M. Galemba, Assistant Prosecutor (John T. Lenahan, Salem County Prosecutor, attorney; David M. Galemba, of counsel and on the brief)

    Case Number: A-5321-16T1

    Megan's Law Registrant Only Needed to Be Offense-Free 15 Years from Date of Last Judgment of Conviction to Be Eligible for Termination of Registration Requirements

  • R.L.U. v. J.P.

    Publication Date: 2018-12-17
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Whipple
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: DeGrado Halkovich, LLC (Adamo Ferreira and Felicia Corsaro, on the brief)
    for defendant: No brief

    Case Number: A-4823-16T1

    Offense Occurring Prior to SASPA Effective Date Could Not Serve as Predicate Act for FRO

  • U.S. v. Hester

    Publication Date: 2018-12-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Restrepo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leticia Olivera and K. Anthony Thomas (Office of Federal Public Defender)
    for defendant: Mark E. Coyne and John F. Romano (Office of United States Attorney)

    Case Number: 16-3570

    Sentencing Enhancement Erroneously Applied Where Evidence Insufficient to Find Felon Defendant Possessed Handgun for Evidence Tampering