State v. Blandino Appellate Docket No.: A-5901-17 Decided November 24, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed the playing of defendant’s recorded invocation of his right to an attorney during trial after making contradictory statements as to his whereabouts during the…
In the Matter of Registrant S.G. Appellate Docket No.: A-2560-19 Decided October 28, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a denial of a motion to terminate obligations under Megan’s Law. In S.G., In 1997, a fifteen-year-old girl reported that, over…
State v. G.W. Appellate Docket No.: A-2310-18 Decided October 7, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a jury conviction of sexual abuse of a minor after a treating doctor’s testimony was improperly admitted during trial. In State v. G.W., tried…
State of New Jersey v. Jade Stephen Eplin Docket No. A-6044-17 Decided October 1, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision from the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed the conviction of a man convicted of third-degree possession or viewing child pornography, arising from child pornographic images discovered…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case, State v. Libardo, is an appeal from defendant from convictions of aggravated sexual contact, endangerment, luring, and criminal restraint in 2017. Defendant was sentenced eight-year prison sentence. The Superior Court agreed with the appeal and reversed, stating the trial court erred in admitting both…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Mark Girondi, 46, of Magnolia, was charged with Possession of Child Pornography according to Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Magnolia Police Chief Robert Stetser. On May 31, 2019, detectives from the High-Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU) of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Members of Homeland Security…
The former fire chief for Barrington in Camden County has been arrested on charge he sexually assaulted a child. Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Richard Rettinger, 42, is accused of molesting the child in his Barrington home, according to a statement from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. He faces a charge…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This is a law division evidence decision made by Superior Court judge sitting in Camden County arising out of an out of court hearsay statement made by a sex assault victim’s mother to a E.R. physician at Cooper Hospital in Camden, NJ. The reasoning behind the admissibility of…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. ARE PERSONS IN NEW JERSEY WHO ARE SUBJECT TO MEGAN’S LAW REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OBLIGATED TO REGISTER AT EACH RESIDENCE WHERE THEY SLEEP? YES, YES, AND YES!!!! IF YOU DO NOT YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO AN ADDITIONAL ‘FAIURE TO REGISTER’ CHARGE. State v. Holloran In…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Gloucester Township Police Chief Harry Earle announced a Gloucester Township man has been arrested and charged Tuesday (5/24/16) with distribution of child pornography. Robert Cohen, 20, is charged with second-degree distribution of child pornography. An investigation by the Camden…
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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…