New Jersey Criminal Law
Some Limited Searches Aimed at Identification Do Not Violate Fourth Amendment Rights
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Vehicle Search After Accident to Identify Unconscious Driver State v. Sidorek decided October 7, 2014 is an appeal by the State of a motion to suppress that was granted in a vehicular homicide case. The relevant facts of the case are that an officer arrived at the…
Read MoreCumberland County man sentenced to 19 years in crash that killed Millville police officer
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Originally published here. BRIDGETON — Timothy Seidel, the Laurel Lake man responsible for a crash that killed Millville Police Officer Christopher Reeves and injured another officer during a police pursuit in 2012, was sentenced to 19 years in state prison Friday at the Cumberland County Courthouse. Family, friends, law…
Read MorePretrial Intervention Program – Judicial Review of PTI Decisions
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark STATE VS. JUSTIN LEE (APP. DIV 2014) This case addresses the standard of review for a trial court when reviewing a prosecutor’s denial of PTI (Pretrial Intervention). The issue in this case are facts submitted to the trial court and a plenary hearing from witnesses regarding the…
Read MoreMan gets 19 years in death of Millville policeman
Submitted by Jeffrey Hark, New Jersey Criminal Attorney representing Timothy Seidel Originally published here by Press of Atlantic City BRIDGETON — Timothy Seidel was sentenced Friday to 19 years in state prison for causing the on-duty death of Millville police officer Christopher Reeves and the severe injuring of a fellow patrolman two years ago. Superior…
Read MoreDriver gets 19 years in death of Millville officer
Submitted by Jeffrey Hark, attorney representing Timothy Seidel BRIDGETON – The mother of a Millville police officer killed in a violent crash two years ago told a packed courtroom Friday the driver responsible took away a son, father, husband and “a police officer who really did want to help.” Superior Court Judge Robert Malestein sentenced…
Read MoreCumberland County man sentenced to 19 years in crash that killed Millville police officer
Submitted by Jeffrey Hark, attorney representing Timothy Seidel Timothy Seidel, of Commercial Township, appears in Cumberland County Court on Friday to be sentenced in his connection with the death of Millville Patrolman Christopher Reeves in 2012, October 24, 2014. (Joe Warner | South Jersey Times) BRIDGETON — Timothy Seidel, the Laurel Lake man responsible for a…
Read MoreThe Prejudicial Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back: State vs. Rivera, October 12, 2014
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Prejudicial Events Leading to Mistrial in Criminal Case In trials the defense will fight to suppress evidence that is prejudicial or object to behavior or words from the prosecutor that may prevent their client from receiving a fair trial. Sometimes these single events are so prejudicial or…
Read MoreVideos Required In New Jersey on all New Police Patrol Vehicles
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A law requiring all new municipal police patrol vehicles be equipped with video cameras was signed into law on Wednesday, Assemblyman Paul Moriarty (D-4 of Washington Township) said. Moriarty, who sponsored the bill after an in-car camera captured his 2012 DWI arrest and provided evidence that lead to a dismissal…
Read MoreFrom Tip to Arrest: An Overview of Your Rights When Police Stop You
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. State v. Wright is an appeal of a denial of a motion to suppress evidence. This case touches on several important issues in criminal law including, de facto arrest, reasonable articulable suspicion v. probable cause, plain view doctrine, and exigent circumstances. The basic facts of the case…
Read MoreWhen Is Hearsay Relevant?
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In State v. Scharf, decided August 11, 2014, the defendant appealed his conviction of first-degree purposeful and knowing murder of his wife. The appeal is based on a claim that the judge erred in admitting hearsay statements made by his late wife’s counselor and friends and that…
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