DWI Appeal taken after a conditional Plea

June 20, 2014 |

State vs. Pressler: Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Issue: Was the defendant driver able to give consent to the officer who provided New Jersey consent form to for the state to draw blood at a hospital without first obtaining a search warrant. The issue boils down to: The level of  the defendant’s mental/physical/…

Prosecutor’s Preclusion of Defendant’s Entry into PTI Is an Abuse of Discretion

June 20, 2014 |

In determining whether to consent to admission, the prosecutor must consider seventeen factors listed in N.J.S.A. 2C:43-12(e),2 and also certain additional factors, policies, and The seventeen factors are: (1) The nature of the offense; (2) The facts of the case; (3) The motivation and age of the defendant; (4) The desire of the complainant or…

State’s Use of a Defendant’s Own Investigator to Testify Against His Own Client

June 20, 2014 |

The state’s use of a defendant’s own investigator to testify against his own client at the time of trial! State vs. Nunez:  New Jersey Appellate Division June 10, 2014.  Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this appeal the defendant was awarded a new trial after the state called, and the court allowed…

Drowsy Drivers, Dangerous Highways

June 14, 2014 |

The Trucking Industry Wants to Weaken Safety Rules Days before an accident in which an allegedly drowsy truck driver crashed into a van carrying the actor Tracy Morgan, critically injuring him and killing another passenger, a Senate committee voted to roll back regulations meant to keep fatigued truckers off the nation’s highways. In a display…

State of NJ vs. Gorgodian | NJ DWI Appeal and Sufficient Credible Evidence

June 12, 2014 |

State’s Evidential Burden of Proof in New Jersey DWI Appeal Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State of NJ vs. Gorgodian In this DWI Appeal the court is asked again to determine whether the state has met its evidential burden of proof and whether the trial court had erred when it made its…

DWI Appeal and Sufficient Credible Evidence

June 12, 2014 |

State of NJ vs. Gorgodian DWI Appeal – State’s Burden of Proof Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this DWI Appeal the court is asked again to determine whether the state has met its evidential burden at of proof and whether the trial court had erred when it made its finds of…

Late Notice of Claim | New Jersey Torts | Personal Injury

June 12, 2014 |

36-2-4170 Bass v. County of Middlesex, App. Div. (per curiam) (9 pp.) Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Attorney, Jeffrey Hark Plaintiff Dion Bass appeals from the Law Division’s order that denied his motion for leave to file a late notice of claim pursuant to the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (TCA), against defendant, the…

SOCIAL SERVICES LAW | WHITE COLLAR FRAUD & THEFT BY DECEPTION

June 12, 2014 |

62-2-4168 Janecek v. Board of Review, App. Div. (per curiam) (3 pp.) Submitted by White Collar Crime Attorney, Jeffrey Hark Lubomir Janecek was found eligible to receive unemployment benefits, effective September 21, 2008, in the amount of $560 per week. On January 15, 2009, he resumed employment, but continued receiving unemployment benefits until March 21,…

Rizzo vs. Kean University | LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

June 12, 2014 |

New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Case: Rizzo vs. Kean University App. Div June 11, 2014. Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case the petitioner alleged that she suffered an exacerbation of her psychiatric condition, of heretofore suppressed PTSD from a sexual assault that took place many years previously when she was…

Maddox v. TRAA Corp. | LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

June 12, 2014 |

Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Maddox v. TRAA Corp., App. Div. (per curiam) (7 pp.) In this case the court ordered the employer to pay TDB payments and provide medical treatment for what the court determined after trial was (a) shock exacerbated Maddox’s cervical problem such that surgery was required. The…