Jury Reviewed Defendant’s Recorded Invocation of His Right to An Attorney During Trial After Making Contradictory Statements

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 In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed the playing of defendant’s recorded invocation of his right to an attorney during trial after making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…

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If You or Someone You Know Seeks to Terminate Their Megan’s Law Obligations or Community Supervision for Life

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 In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a denial of a motion to terminate obligations under Megan’s Law.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…

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Conviction of Sexual Abuse of a Minor Reversed After a Treating Doctor’s Testimony Was Improperly Admitted During Trial

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 In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a jury conviction of sexual abuse of a minor after a treating doctor’s testimony was improperly admitted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…

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Does Using a University’s Internet Network Give the University the Right to Monitor Someone’s Computer and Retain Child Pornographic Images Linked to that Computer?

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 In a recent unpublished decision from the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed the conviction of a man convicted of third-degree possession or viewing child pornography, arising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…

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State v. Libardo

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…

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Magnolia Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography – May 31, 2019

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…

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Ex-fire chief in Camden County town charged with sexually assaulting child

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…

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Can Mom’s Statement to Medical doctor in emergency room be admitted as evidence in a criminal trial against third party? Rule of Evidence 804

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…

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GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP MAN ARRESTED FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – 5/25/16

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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