Archive for February 2015
Witness Bolstering Testimony and Reversible Error | NJ Supreme Court
Submitted by New Jersey Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The State may not attack one witness’s credibility through another witness’s assessment of that credibility. At trial, a party may introduce evidence that an adverse witness is biased, and parties may demonstrate bias through extrinsic evidence. N.J.R.E. 607. Such extrinsic evidence may include statements or “utterances.” N.J.R.E. 803(c)(3)…
Read MoreWhen Examination of Fresh Complaint Evidence is Necessary
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State vs. R.K. New Jersey Supreme Court February 3, 2015. At issue in this case is: the introduction of an alleged minor victim’s testimony by the state as “Fresh Complaint” evidence as opposed to substantive evidence of a crime and the entitlement of a defendant to…
Read MoreTender-Years Exception to the Hearsay Rule
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The tender-years exception to the hearsay rule which states: [A] statement made by a child under the age of 12 relating to sexual misconduct committed with or against that child is admissible in a criminal, juvenile, or civil proceeding if (a) the proponent of the statement…
Read MoreWorst of the worst: Readers ID treacherous Hunterdon roads
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Originally published here. One person was entrapped in an accident involving a Honda Accord and a Ram pickup truck at the intersection of Route 31 and Country Club Drive in Clinton Township on Jan. 28, 2015. (Rich Maxwell | for Hunterdon County Democrat) There are plenty…
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