NJ Courts’ Authority to Override Prosecutor Recovery Court Objections

August 25, 2025 |

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Question Presented Identify the New Jersey court rule and case law in support of a motion to order a defendant into recovery court over the objection of a County Prosecutor’s Office. Response: The New Jersey court rule and case law support a motion to order a defendant into…

NJ Court Upholds Vehicle Search After Traffic Stop – Evidence Stands

August 19, 2025 |

State of New Jersey v. John Kerkula Docket No. A-1403-23 Decided August 19, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from the denial of his motion to suppress physical evidence recovered as the result of a traffic stop and subsequent…

NJ Professional License Denials for Application Non-Disclosure

August 8, 2025 |

Submitted by Nursing License Defense Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In re Y.L._437 N.J. Super. 409 New Jersey’s Professional licensure boards are denying professional licensure for inadvertent, mistakes or omissions regarding any subject matter, prior criminal history, other state, licensure, or any other fact, not disclosed on a board application. The specific question being asked is: “have…

Conviction Of Weapons Offense with Prior Nera Conviction Is Not Subject to Mandatory Parole Disqualified Under Graves Act

August 6, 2025 |

State v. Zaire J. Cromedy Appellate Docket No.: A-17-24 Decided August 5, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that a conviction under N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(j), a subsection of the unlawful weapons possession statute, is not subject to a mandatory parole disqualifier pursuant to…

New Jersey Juvenile Adjudication Can Be Expunged Even If It Is a Disqualifying Offense

July 30, 2025 |

In the Matter of the Expungement Application of P.L. Appellate Docket No.: A-3387-23 Decided July 30, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey found that a juvenile adjudication can be expunged even if it is a disqualifying offense that would not be expungable as…

Megan’s Law Violation Summary

July 28, 2025 |

New Jersey Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence Following Traffic Stop and K-9 Search

July 25, 2025 |

State of New Jersey v. Rashad Johnson Docket No. A-0878-23 Decided July 15, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence recovered following a traffic stop. On March 3, 2020, using a…

Appellate Division of New Jersey Reverses Decision Involving Psychological Parent and Substance Abuse

July 25, 2025 |

C.S. v. A.N.S. and C.H. Docket No. A-3655-23 Decided July 21, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a Family Court Order granting expanded parenting time for a parent with substance abuse issues. In C.S. v. A.N.S. and C.H., A.N.S. has a…

State v JD: Juvenile Tried as Adult for Serious Sexual Crimes

July 23, 2025 |

Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State of New Jersey vs JD

APPELLATE DIVISION OF NEW JERSEY AFFIRMS DIVORCE AGREEMENT

July 1, 2025 |

LINDA HIRST v. JONATHAN HIRST Docket No. A-2848-23 Decided July 1, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed an agreement reached by the parties to a divorce. In Hirst v. Hirst, the parties were married in 2013 and had no children together. …