• State v. Perrone

    Publication Date: 2018-08-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-2744-16T1

    Defendant appealed the denial of his PCR petition asserting ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • State of New Jersey v. Owen R. Harshaney

    Publication Date: 2018-08-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-4223-15T2

    The defendant was convicted of three counts of third-degree arson and was sentenced to five years in prison for each count.

  • In the Matter of Registrant G.H.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Messano
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-2388-16T1

    Defendants G.H. and G.A. appealed from the trial court's denial of their petitions to terminate their sex offender registration obligations.

  • State v. Gathers

    Publication Date: 2018-08-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephanie Davis Elson, Assistant Prosecutor (Esther Suarez, Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney; Stephanie Davis Elson, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Chanel J. Hudson, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Chanel J. Hudson, of counsel and on the briefs, and Caitlin Flood, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs)

    Case Number: A-80-16 (079294)

    Motion to Compel Buccal Swab Must Set Forth Bases of Prosecutor's Knowledge and Establish Probability of Matching Defendant's DNA

  • State v. J.L.G.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Rabner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lauren S. Michaels, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Lauren S. Michaels and Joseph J. Russo, Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Najma Q. Rana, Assistant Prosecutor (Esther Suarez, Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney; Najma Q. Rana and Stephanie Davis Elson, Assistant Prosecutor, on the brief)

    Case Number: A-50-16 (078718)

    Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome Not Sufficiently Accepted by Scientific Community to Permit Admission in Expert Testimony

  • State v. M.C.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-1137-15T1

    Defendants appealed from their convictions for sexual assault.

  • In re Registrant R.J.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-0098-17T1

    Appellant appealed the denial of his application to be removed from community supervisions for life.

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

    Publication Date: 2018-08-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-1118-16T5

    Appellant challenged his continued commitment to the Special Treatment Unit pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act.

  • State v. R.J.M.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-0359-15T3

    Defendant appealed from his conviction, following retrial, on counts of first-degree sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

  • State v. J.L.G.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Rabner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (A-50-16) (078718)

    Defendant appealed from his conviction for sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and witness tampering, arising from a pattern of sexual abuse defendant had committed against her stepdaughter over an 18-month period.