Submitted by New Jersey Drug Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. By Payton Guion | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com EDITOR’S NOTE: On Oct. 3, industry insiders from New Jersey and beyond will gather for a full day of programming and networking at NJ Cannabis Insider Live! If you’re serious about the industry and where things are heading with the pending…
State v. Wright, Appellate Division A-4813-10T1 “third-party intervention” exception or “private search” doctrine Criminal case summary provided by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark July 25, 2013, the Appellate Division affirmed the conviction of a defendant based on evidence obtained under the “third-party intervention” doctrine where police can search a defendant’s property without a warrant,…
Summary of the prescription drug case involving professional license defense. In the recent July 2, 2013 decision in State v. Marcanoby the New Jersey Appellate Division, the Court reversed the trial court’s decision to exclude testimony by a key witness against the defendant, Frances Marcano. On October 26, 2010, Dr. Tadeusz Majchrazak reported to…
Read about the recently passed Overdoes Protection Act and how it may impact you if you have recently been charged with a drug crime in New Jersey. Posted by New Jersey Drug Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark
State v. Walker, A-49-11. Posted by drig crime defense pawyer, Jeffrey Hark. https://www.criminalcivillawyer.com/ Smoking pot while answering one’s front door, then tossing the evidence when seeing it’s the police, creates probable cause to search under the plain-view and exigent-circumstances doctrines, the state Supreme Court says. The justices reversed an Appellate Division ruling that suppressed drug…
State v. Earls420 N.J. Super. 583 (App Div. 2011) Posted by: New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffery Hark Relevant Facts: The defendant was suspected of committing numerous residential burglaries. Officers obtained an arrest warrant for the defendant and couldn’t locate him. Thus, the police contacted T–Mobile, which was defendant’s cell phone carrier. T–Mobile was able to…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…