New Jersey Criminal Law
NJ Appellate Court Upholds Plain View Doctrine in Firearm Suppression Case
State of New Jersey v. Raheem Wilson Docket No. A-2472-22 Decided October 23, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a Law Division order denying his motion to suppress the handgun recovered from his vehicle pursuant to the plain…
Read MoreNJ Court Reverses Dismissal of Unlawful Handgun Charge, Remands Case
State of New Jersey v. Damian Emanuel Docket No. A-2274-23 Decided October 17, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from a Law Division order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss count two of a three-count Hudson County indictment, charging…
Read MoreDefense Expert Not Permitted to Appear Virtually, Resulting In The Loss Of Defendant’s Counter Expert To The State
State v. Tyrell S Lansing Appellate Docket No.: A-1592 Decided October 3, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed the denial of a request from Defendant’s expert to appear virtually for the trial, despite the expert being unable to appear due to…
Read MoreNJ Court Reverses PTI Admission for Privacy Invasion Case
State of New Jersey v. D.A.G. Docket No. A-1639-23 Decided August 27, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from an order admitting defendant D.A.G. into the Pretrial Intervention Program (PTI) over the prosecutor’s objection. The facts derived from…
Read MoreNJ Court Reverses Ruling: Unlawful Terry Stop in Firearm Case
State of New Jersey v. Javarus Patterson Docket No. A-3325-22 Decided August 26, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrantless search following a Terry stop. In…
Read MoreNJ Court Suppresses Evidence from Warrantless Home Search
State of New Jersey v. Curtis Strickland Indictment No. 22-12-786-I Decided August 8, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the trial court in Gloucester County, New Jersey decided defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrantless search. The facts derived from the motion are as follows:…
Read MoreAppellate Court Affirms Juvenile’s Adjudication in School Assault Case
State in the Interest of M.G. Docket No. A-3394-22 Decided August 8, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided M.G.’s, a juvenile, appeal from her trial adjudication of delinquency for aggravated assault as an accomplice in an altercation at her high school.…
Read MoreNJ Appellate Court Reverses Suppression Denial Based on Anonymous Tip
State of New Jersey v. Sincere Daniels Docket No. A-2388-22 Decided August 1, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrantless search. On March 15, 2022, at…
Read MoreNJ Appellate Court Denies PTI Admission in State v. Alkhabir Bass-Cochran
State of New Jersey v. Alkhabir Bass-Cochran Docket No. A-1403-22 Decided June 24, 2024 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 Law Division’s May 31, 2022 order denying his motion for admission into the pre-trial intervention (PTI) program following…
Read MoreNew Jersey Defendant’s Conviction Vacated After Appellate Court Finds Officers Lacked Reasonable Suspicion to Prolong Traffic Stop
State v. Michael T. Conner-White Appellate Docket No.: A-3136-22 Decided June 19, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a denial of a motion to suppress after finding officers lacked reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to prolong defendant’s traffic stop. In State…
Read More