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  • State v. Jean-Baptiste

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-3753-16T2

    The state appealed from the trial court's order granting defendant's motion to suppress a recorded telephone call with his mother, which the state sought to introduce as evidence of defendant's consciousness of guilt.

  • State v. Jackson

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Leone
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-1884-16T2

    Defendant appealed from the denial of his second PCR petition.

  • State v. Alexander

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Timpone
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: (A-49-16) (078515)

    The state appealed from the appellate division's order reversing defendant's conviction and remanding for new trial.

  • State v. Alexander

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Timpone
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: (A-49-16) (078515)

    The state appealed from the appellate division's order reversing defendant's conviction and remanding for new trial.

  • State v. Covil

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Fuentes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-0802-14T2

    Defendant appealed from his conviction of first-degree possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and of disorderly persons offense of possession following a bench trial.

  • State v. Gorman

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Moynihan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank M. Gennaro, Designated Counsel (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Frank M. Gennaro, on the brief)
    for defendant: Regina M. Oberholzer, Deputy Attorney General (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Regina M. Oberholzer, of counsel and on the brief)
    Case Number: A-3481-16T4

    Defendant Allowed to Withdraw Guilty Plea Where Colloquy Failed to Provide Factual Basis for Charged Offense

  • State v. Pressley

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank J. Pugliese, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Frank J. Pugliese, of counsel and on the brief)
    for defendant: Stephanie Davis Elson, Assistant Prosecutor (Esther Suarez, Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney; Erica M. Bertuzzi, Assistant Prosecutor, on the brief)
    Case Number: A-52-16 (078747)

    Conviction Affirmed Where Record Insufficient to Determine Inherent Reliability of Police Eyewitnesses

  • State v. A.T.C.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Geiger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender (John Douard, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief)
    for defendant: Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General (Jana Robinson, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief)
    Case Number: A-4302-15T4

    Conviction Affirmed Where Legislature Intended for JLA to Remain in Effect Despite Prior-Adopted but Later-Effective Amendment

  • State v. Hagans

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Timpone
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca Gindi, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Rebecca Gindi, of counsel, and Susan Brody, Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Jane C. Schuster, Deputy Attorney General (Christopher S. Porrino, Attorney General, attorney; Jane C. Schuster, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-37-16 (078014)

    Suppression of Seized Evidence Denied Where Totality of Circumstances Indicated Voluntariness of Consent to Search

  • State v. Melendez

    Publication Date: 2018-04-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Reisner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura B. Lasota, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney, Laura B. Lasota, of counsel and on the brief)
    for defendant: Kerry J. Salkin, Assistant Prosecutor (Esther Suarez, Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney; Kerry J. Salkin, on the brief)
    Case Number: A-1301-15T1

    State Erroneously Induced Defendants Answer to Civil Forfeiture by Failing to Advise of Right to Stay Forfeiture Pending Criminal Trial