Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday suspended all in-person trials and grand jury proceedings due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. The order handed down by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner is effective immediately. It’s the second time this year that the pandemic has halted in-person trials…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On February 3, 2020, the Legislature introduced Senate, No. 1163, sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner, Assemblywoman Cleopatra G. Tucker and Assemblyman Herb Conaway, Jr. that requires body cameras to be worn by all New Jersey uniformed police officers. These include State, county, and municipal patrol law enforcement…
Vin Ebenau Published: November 10, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A pain management doctor, who also specializes in anesthesia, with practices in Central and South Jersey has been charged by U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito for his alleged role in a multi-million billing fraud scheme. Dr. Morris Antebi, 68, of Long Branch has…
State v. Kelly Appellate Docket No.: A-2614-18T1 Decided November 9, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey upheld a denial of a motion to suppress when an anonymous tip claiming two individuals with a handgun in a car in a high crime area was…
State v. Nyema Appellate Docket No.: A-0891-18T4 Decided November 5, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey overturned a denial of a motion to suppress when an officer investigating a robbery pulled over the defendant because three black males were in the car headed…
State v. Williams Appellate Docket No.: A-40 Decided November 2, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision, the Court, without issuing a written opinion, affirmed a published Appellate Court decision overturning a denial of a motion to suppress when an officer saw weed in a boarding…
State v. Radel Appellate Docket No.: A-2503-18T3 Decided October 20, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress a firearm found inside a defendant’s home as a result of a protective sweep after defendant was…
State v. Scurry Appellate Docket No.: A-0377-18T1 Decided October 15, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a trial court’s denial to exclude evidence of a video of the defendant rapping with original lyrics about stealing drugs and shooting someone in the head,…
Appellate Docket No.: A-2454-19T2 Decided October 14, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a grating of an expungement application for a former municipal court judge that completed PTI after misappropriating fines. In Expungement of R.B.T., R.B.T. was a municipal court judge in…
October 8, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The Supreme Court of New Jersey has issued its Ninth Omnibus Order on Court Operations and Legal Practice during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The updated provisions are as follows: Reinforcing that grand juries will be selected virtually, and confirming that before December 1, 2020 all…
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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…