• State v. Leon Mack

    Publication Date: 2017-10-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A-3423-16T1

    While allegedly attempting to enter the Hall of Records, respondent placed his bag through the metal detector and an officer noted that it appeared to contain a weapon.

  • State v. Patterson

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A-0135-16T4

    Defendant appealed from his conviction for felony murder, kidnapping, and robbery.

  • State v. McLaughlin

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A-2653-15T1

    Defendant appealed her convictions for second-degree and third-degree aggravated assault.

  • State v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Ostrer
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    Case Number: A-0629-14T3

    Defendant appealed from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief following his conviction after a guilty plea to aggravated manslaughter, and sentence of 20 years subject to the No Early Release Act.

  • U.S. v. Keith Jackson

    Publication Date: 2017-10-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Fuentes
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    Case Number: 16-4060

    Originally charged alongside seven codefendants for his part in a drug distribution operation, appellant agreed to plead guilty to a single count of conspiracy to distribute heroin.

  • State of New Jersey v. Eugene Richardson

    Publication Date: 2017-10-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Ostrer
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    Case Number: A-2023-15T2

    The court reverses defendant's drug possession conviction and holds that when the State refuses a defense attorney's diligent pre-indictment request to preserve and produce recordings, which the State or its law enforcement agencies created and are directly relevant to adjudicating an existing charge, the defendant is entitled to an adverse inference charge.

  • State v. Richardson

    Publication Date: 2017-10-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A-2023-15T2

    Lacking a valid driver's license, appellant was caught giving a false name during a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation.

  • State v. McKoy

    Publication Date: 2017-10-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A-4138-15T1

    Defendant was convicted for heroin and weapons possession. At the time of sentencing, he was serving an aggregate prison term for violations of probation.

  • State v. Mills

    Publication Date: 2017-10-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A-1258-15T1

    Following the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress incriminating evidence that police had seized in a warrantless car search, appellant conditionally pled guilty to robbery and unlawful possession of a handgun.

  • State v. Waters

    Publication Date: 2017-10-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: A-2815-14T1

    Defendant appealed from his convictions for first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a firearm for unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and fourth-degree aggravated assault.