Archive for May 2016
Juvenile Criminal Record Can Impact Admittance to Adult PTI (Pre Trial Intervention) Program
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Key to this case: Although a juvenile record is sealed when an individual turns 18, that record can be used by a prosecutors office, trial court, and appellate Court when a defendant is denied entry into the adult PTI program. Facts: In this case the defendant was…
Read MoreSlip and Fall Injuries – Ice on Sidewalk
Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. PERSONAL INJURY 31-2-9329 Ilg v. Meade, N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (13 pp.) Plaintiff Pietra Ilg instituted a suit against her neighbors, defendants Tom and Patricia Meade, for injuries she sustained when she fell on or about defendants’ property while walking to defendants’ home. Finding that plaintiff…
Read MoreNew Jersey Worker’s Compensation Judge find heart attack related to work and awards partial total disability
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case petitioner is seeking partial total disability arising out of a heart attack which took place during the course of business hours. A heart attack case is a very interesting work related injury which requires the petitioner to bring a much greater level of…
Read MoreNew Jersey Supreme Court Bars Defendant’s Prior Sexual Assault Acquittal
New Jersey Supreme Court bars introduction of a defendant’s 10 year old prior sexual assault Florida jury trial acquittal in a New Jersey criminal case regarding the same alleged activity. Submitted By New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case the defendant, JM, is charged with sexually assaulting a spa patron during the…
Read MorePTI Appeal in New Jersey – State versus Austin
State V. Austin. Denial of Admission into PTI overturned. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case a defendant applied to be admitted into New Jersey’s PTI (Pre Trial Intervention) program. The prosecutor’s office in Gloucester County denied defendant’s admission and based same on defendant’s prior admission into Pennsylvania’s ARD diversionary program…
Read MoreMAN CHARGED IN CAMDEN HOMICIDE – 5/25/16
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson announced a Camden man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting in the city last week. Lehjye Waring, 24, was charged with first-degree murder of 24-year-old James Rhodes of East…
Read MoreGLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP MAN ARRESTED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – 5/25/16
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Gloucester Township Police Chief Harry Earle announced a Gloucester Township man has been arrested and charged Tuesday (5/24/16) with distribution of child pornography. Robert Cohen, 20, is charged with second-degree distribution of child pornography. An investigation by the Camden…
Read MoreIt’s No Accident: Advocates Want to Speak of Car ‘Crashes’ Instead
Submitted by New Jersey Motor Vehicle Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Roadway fatalities are soaring at a rate not seen in 50 years, resulting from crashes, collisions and other incidents caused by drivers. Just don’t call them accidents anymore. That is the position of a growing number of safety advocates, including grass-roots groups, federal officials…
Read MoreDisciplinary Board Proposes “Marijuana Amendment” to Rules of Professional Conduct
Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The Disciplinary Board has published a notice of proposed rulemaking, seeking comments on a possible amendment to Rule 1.2 of the Rules of Professional Conduct, regarding scope of representation. According to the preface, the proposal responds to numerous inquiries received regarding advice to clients regarding the…
Read MoreAppellate Review of Trial Courts Determination of Evidentiary Questions
What is the standard of review for a trial courts decision regarding the introduction of certain pieces of evidence at trial? Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The New Jersey Appellate Division and State Supreme Court are required to provide a quote deferential standard quote for reviewing a trial court evidentiary airy brewing.…
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