Archive for April 2015
Sentencing: Guidelines, Merger, Yarbough Factors and Beyond
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Attorney, Jeffrey Hark This blog is the last of three blogs discussing State v. Cawley, a case concerning a gruesome rape of a young woman. In previous blogs we have discussed rights to counsel, hearsay exceptions, and the fresh complaint doctrine. Today we move to sentencing. Sentencing in State…
Read MoreDriver of box truck hauling herbicide killed in crash
Submitted by Jeffrey Hark, New Jersey Hazardous Truck Cargo Accident Lawyer. MIDDLEBURY, N.Y. (AP) – Police say a the driver of a box truck hauling herbicide has died after his vehicle crashed off a rural western New York road and hit some trees. The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office says the truck crashed on a curve…
Read MoreSchool buses catch fire in New Jersey
Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. MANALAPAN, N.J. (WABC) — Fire ripped through two school buses in New Jersey Wednesday morning.No one was on board the buses which were parked at a bus depot in Manalapan off Route 118 at Millhurst Road.It started with one bus and spread to a second,…
Read More11 Students Hurt in School Bus Crash in Camden County
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. An SUV and a school bus carrying nearly 40 students to Camden County Technical High School crashed on a Camden County roadway Thursday morning. The accident occurred near the intersection of Turnersville and Cross Keys roads in Gloucester Township, New Jersey around 7:30 a.m., officials said.…
Read MoreThey Told Someone—Hearsay Exceptions and Fresh Complaint Doctrine
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark This blog is a continuation of the discussion of State v. Cawley, a case concerning a gruesome rape of a young woman. In the last blog we discussed briefly the nuances between your 5th and 6th Amendment rights to counsel, and touched on the inevitable discovery…
Read MoreTruck driver may be charged in Rahway crash
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark RAHWAY – A tanker truck driver may face charges after crashing into multiple vehicles in a residential area of Rahway. The crash occurred at around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police say the truck was heading down West Inman Avenue when the driver lost control, hitting four vehicles.…
Read MoreYour Two Rights to Counsel and Inevitable Discovery
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. State v. Cawley, decided April 7th, is an appeal from a judgment of conviction due to evidence the defendant argues should have been suppressed and an excessive sentence. The defendant was convicted of numerous counts of kidnapping and sexual assault arising from an event that occurred between…
Read MoreDriver seriously injured in Route 206 crash
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. STANHOPE — An unidentified man was seriously injured when his vehicle hit a telephone pole on Route 206, police said. The motor vehicle accident occurred about 4:05 p.m. on the northbound side of Route 206 near the intersection with Route 183. The crash knocked down…
Read MoreDriver hospitalized after crash on Route 130 in Burlington City
Submitted by New Jersey Truck Accident lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. BURLINGTON CITY — The driver of a sedan that collided with a dump truck on Route 130 in Burlington City early Monday morning was flown by medical helicopter to an area hospital with serious injuries, police said. The 26-year-old man, of Bridgeton, Cumberland County, was taken…
Read MoreMan dies after being ejected, run over by his own truck in NJ
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — State police say a truck driver died several hours after he was ejected from and run over by his own vehicle during a crash on a northern New Jersey highway. Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Attorney, Jeffrey Hark. Joseph Molinari was westbound on Route 80 in Parsippany when he lost control…
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