Archive for June 2010
State v. Carjaval – NJ Supreme Court, June 2, 2010.
Based on information from a confidential informant, the police approached the defendant when he got off a bus from Miami to New Jersey to question him about where he was going. The defendant denied having brought any luggage with him from Miami and then police then asked everyone else on the bus to verify ownership…
Read MoreQuereshi v. Cintas Corporation
Quereshi v. Cintas Corporation Issue: Whether a judge of compensation must award counsel fees in addition to a penalty when an employer fails to make timely payment of temporary disability benefits and the appropriate standard to fashion the reasonable attorneys’ fees allowed by statute. Holding: the award of attorneys’ fees is mandatory and the judge…
Read MoreSearching Without A Warrant Leads to Suppressed Evidence
State v. Jefferson – App. Div. May 21, 2010. The charges against the defendant arose form a warrantless search of his person and his residence. The police had detained the defendant to investigate his involvement in a reported shooting of a firearm. When the police went to speak with him he was inside his apartment…
Read MoreAmended NewJersey Seatbelt Law
[5/31/10 – 10:30 pm] The Legisture has amended the provisions of New Jersey’s seatbelt law under NJSA 39:3-76-2(f) and (g) to require that all occupants of a passenger automobile, including adults who are seated in the rear utilize a seatbelt when the vehicle is being operated. Under the prior law, adults seated in the rear…
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