NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL INSTRUCTS MUNICIPAL COURT PROSECUTORS TO ADJOURN CASES INVOLVING SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA POSSESSION

December 1, 2020

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On November 25, 2020, New Jersey’s Attorney General Gurbir Grewal provided guidance for prosecutors in relation to marijuana cases that are pending. This guidance came after New Jersey voters elected to amend the New Jersey Constitution to legalize marijuana. The Attorney General advised all municipal, county, and…

If You Are Incarcerated on Pretrial Conditions, It Is Always Important to Be Mindful of a Change in Circumstances That Could Warrant Release

November 25, 2020

State v. Paul Docket No.: A-0599-20T6 Decided November 24, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reviewed the requirements to modify pretrial conditions based on a change in circumstances. In State v. Paul, Defendant was charged in a February 26, 2019 complaint warrant with first-degree…

Probable Cause: Smell of Marijuana | What happens in New Jersey the smell of weed is no longer considered Probable Cause?

November 15, 2020

STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. PAUL K. EUSTACHE,   Decided November 10, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Issue in case- Search without warrant The Rahway police department received an anonymous call that a white SUV had pulled into an apartment complex and described: “the driver was a black man with [dreadlocks], and…

NEW JERSEY VOTES TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA – BUT IT’S NOT LEGAL YET!

November 13, 2020

SENATE INTRODUCES PROPOSED BILL Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On November 5, 2020, the 219th Legislature introduced Senate, No. 21, sponsored by Senators Nicholas P. Scutari and Stephen M. Sweeney, detailing a regulation structure for marijuana legalization.  Most of the provisions of the proposed bill relate to establishing the oversight committees and…

Nj Senate Proposed Marijuana Legislation 21_I1(1)

November 10, 2020

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark

Interim Guidance on Constitutional Amendment Legalizing Cannabis

November 6, 2020

Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark

‘It Won’t Happen Overnight’: What’s Next for Cannabis in NJ

November 6, 2020

Sen. Nicholas Scutari said he hopes that by spring 2021, “the medical facilities will be able to start selling to the general public. I don’t see why they can’t.” By Suzette Parmley | November 05, 2020 at 10:18 AM Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis in New Jersey passed easily…

The Different Levels of Information Officers Need When Investigating to Be Able to Properly Make an Arrest

October 8, 2020

State v. Macrae Appellate Docket No.: A-1303-18T2 Decided October 6, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey required a new trial when a trial court failed to provide out of court identification jury charges and only gave the jury in court identification…

How Out of Court and In-Court Identification of Defendant Can Require a New Trial

October 6, 2020

State v. Balloutine Appellate Docket No.: A-4894-17T4 Decided October 5, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey required a new trial when a trial court failed to provide out of court identification jury charges and only gave the jury in court identification…

State v. Hreha and Motions to Suppress

July 24, 2020

State v. Hreha Appellate Docket No.: A-2744-19T3 Decided July 21, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division overturned a trial court’s suppression of evidence recovered from an overdose victim’s cellphone which included text message from defendant implicating him in a drug deal that led…

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