Net Opinions Are Not A Smoking Gun

September 19, 2014 |

Submitted by New Jersey Civil Case Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Expert Witness to Determine Cause of Fire In New Jersey there is a net opinion rule that prevents overly general expert opinions that are not supported by factual evidence from being admitted. In other words experts must provide factual backing for the conclusions they draw. In…

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Communication Data as Evidence: Discovering The Tweeter Behind the Tweet

September 17, 2014 |

Submitted by internet sex crime lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Internet Sex Crimes and Technology State v. Brown, decided September 11, is an interlocutory appeal by the State from the grant of the defendant’s motion in limine that required the State to produce an expert to explain internet service provider and cell phone records. The State wanted…

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Just A Chat With The Police | Investigatory Stops

September 15, 2014 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Sometimes It Just Makes Sense to Talk to the Police State v. Merrit was decided in the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division on September 10th. The defendant was charged with third-degree conspiracy to possess crack cocaine. His motion to suppress evidence was denied by the…

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Videos Required In New Jersey on all New Police Patrol Vehicles

September 11, 2014 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A law requiring all new municipal police patrol vehicles be equipped with video cameras was signed into law on Wednesday, Assemblyman Paul Moriarty (D-4 of Washington Township) said. Moriarty, who sponsored the bill after an in-car camera captured his 2012 DWI arrest and provided evidence that lead to a dismissal…

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