• State v. Holley

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-1378-16T1

    Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence following a conditional guilty plea to second-degree burglary.

  • State v. Justice

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-5244-15T1

    Following information through a confidential information, police conducted a pat-down search of appellant and discovered two box cutters and forty-eight wax folds of heroin in his pocket.

  • State v. Burkert

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Albin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (A-6-16) (077623)

    The state appealed from the appellate division's reversal of defendant's conviction for harassment.

  • State v. Lahart

    Publication Date: 2017-12-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-4993-15T1

    Appellant was charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b), a Graves Act offense which required a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment be imposed.

  • State v. Boone

    Publication Date: 2017-12-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Fernandez-Vina
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (A-3-16) (077757)

    Defendant appealed from the appellate division's affirmance of the denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized from defendant's person, residence, and vehicle pursuant to a search warrant.

  • State v. White

    Publication Date: 2017-12-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Messano
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: FOR APPELLANTS: Laura B. Lasota, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Ms. Lasota and Christiane Cannon, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the briefs); Nathan R. Perry, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Mr. Perry, of counsel and on the brief)
    for defendant: FOR RESPONDENTS: Frank J. Ducoat, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor (Robert D. Laurino, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Mr. Ducoat, of counsel and on the briefs); Andre R. Araujo, Assistant Prosecutor (Jennifer Webb-McRae, Cumberland County Prosecutor, attorney; Mr. Araujo, of counsel and on the brief)

    Case Number: A-4778-16T6, A-5364-16T6

    Trial Court Erred in Revoking Pre-Trial Release Without Notice of Hearing to Permit Defendant to Present Witnesses and Evidence

  • State v. Terrell

    Publication Date: 2017-12-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: FOR APPELLANT: Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Joseph E. Krakora and Alison Perrone, of counsel and on the brief)
    for defendant: FOR RESPONDENT: Lucille M. Rosano, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor (Robert D. Laurino, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Lucille M. Rosano, of counsel and on the brief)

    Case Number: A-25-16 (077730)

    Court Properly Affirmed Limiting of Earwitness Expert Testimony Where It Carried Risk of Jury Confusion

  • H.G. v. E.G.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-0051-16T3

    Following a confrontation with appellant-husband, respondent-wife applied for and was granted a temporary restraining order (TRO).

  • State v. Franco

    Publication Date: 2017-12-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-0703-16T1

    Appellant was indicted for second-degree attempting to disarm a police officer and third-degree resisting arrest by physical force.

  • S.S. v. C.F.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-0482-16T1

    Respondent filed for, and obtained, a temporary restraining order against appellant, her son-in-law, on the ground of simple assault.