Archive for April 2016
Highway Patrol: 1 dead after head-on school bus crash
Submitted by New Jersey School Bus Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark One person was killed in an accident involving a school bus in Cabarrus County, officials said. CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. – At least one person is dead after a head-on collision involving a school bus in Cabarrus County, officials said. According to North Carolina Highway Patrol,…
Read MorePerson struck on I-287; major delays in Somerset, Middlesex
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. UPDATE: Elderly man confirmed killed in Interstate 287 accident. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP – Several lanes on the northbound side of Interstate 287 have been closed following an accident involving a pedestrian, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The accident has closed the right and center…
Read MoreWhat to Do When a Family Member Is Injured in Her Apartment
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Your Legal Options in a Fatal Slip and Fall Accident In this very unfortunate case the plaintiff was a older woman who was allegedly caused to fall down the stairs and became incapacitated and died as a result. The question becomes what is needed to prove…
Read MoreNew PTI Guidelines for New Jersey
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Pretrial Intervention is, prior to these modifications, a first time offenders alternative disposition program aimed at non-violent non-weapons offense first time offenders that enabled defendants access to a non-jail probationary period up to 36 months. If a defendant successfully completes the probationary period without any new…
Read MoreWhat do I do if I am denied Unemployment Benefits?
Appealing an Administrative Decision Standard of Review Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. We generally review a tribunal’s evidentiary determinations for abuse of discretion, and here we conclude that the appeals examiner mistakenly exercised her discretion. See Verdicchio v. Ricca, 179 N.J. 1, 34 (2004); N.J. Div. of Youth & Family Servs.…
Read MoreWhat should I do if I am identified as a defendant in a criminal investigation?
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Defendant argues that the identification procedure the police used was impermissibly suggestive because it involved multiple viewings of defendant’s photo, and the Critical Reach bulletin Vasquez saw in the police station contained a description of a crime that was similar to what Vasquez experienced. Defendant also argues that…
Read MoreWhat Do I Say to The Police If I Am Arrested?
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State vs. Aziz (Appellate Division 2016) In this case the defendant, whom the police were looking for due to his cell phone number recently showing up on a cell phone of a dead woman, was brought to the police department for questioning. FACTS: After the police took…
Read MoreAppellate Standard of Review for a Motion to Suppress
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. State v. Aziz. Decided March 31, 2016 In reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress for an alleged violation of Miranda, we use a “searching and critical” standard of review to protect a defendant’s constitutional rights. State v. Maltese, 222 N.J. 525, 543 (2015) (quoting State…
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