State v. Garcia Docket No.: A-47-19 Decided March 10, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reviewed whether a under the plain error doctrine, defendant was denied a fair trial when a video depicting defendant’s family members speaking with police was excluded from evidence and,…
State v. Ruffin Appellate Docket No.: A-3979-18 Decided March 8, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) Driving Under the Influence (DUI) after police found a man hunched over in his car on the side of the…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Originally published here by the New Jersey Law Journal.
Rodnea Coleman v. Sheavonra Adderley, et al. Docket No.: A-2104-18 Decided March 4, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reversed the trial court on the issue of whether someone driving a car that was left at their house while the owner was away constituted…
Quinisha White v. City of New Brunswick Docket No. A-1111-19 Decided March 2, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division overturned a trial court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s slip and fall personal injury complaint by failing to extend commercial liability to a sidewalk and…
Souza v. Souza Docket No. A-0293-19 Decided February 25, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reviewed a denial of plaintiff’s motion to vacate an arbitration award based on her approval of Social Security Disability after the arbitration award. In Souza, Plaintiff and defendant Sergio Souza…
State v. Zhou Appellate Docket No.: A-1151-19 Decided February 23, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether a denial of a motion to dismiss the indictment for lack of jurisdiction was appropriate when the defendant’s actions were conducted entirely out of the…
State v. Sorokach Appellate Docket No.: A-2868-18 Decided February 22, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether a denial for PTI was appropriate for a defendant attempting to lure an underage girl for sexual intercourse. In State v. Sorokach, defendant posted advertisements…
Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark.
Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Murphy signed into law three bills legalizing marijuana possession and authorizes its sale by approved distributors. The bills and highlights are as follows: A21 – “The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act” Provides for details on…