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…
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Kerkula Docket No. A-1403-23 Decided August 19, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from the denial of his motion to suppress physical evidence recovered as the result of a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…
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…
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…
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…
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Johnson Docket No. A-0878-23 Decided July 15, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence recovered following a traffic stop.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…
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 In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a Family Court Order granting expanded parenting time for a parent with substance abuse issues.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…
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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. …