State v JD: Juvenile Tried as Adult for Serious Sexual Crimes

July 23, 2025

Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark State of New Jersey vs JD

Key elements of the New Jersey revenge porn statute (2C:14-9)

June 5, 2025

Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In New Jersey, the law that criminalizes the non-consensual sharing of intimate images (often referred to as “revenge porn”) is primarily found under N.J.S.A. 2C:14-9, which is part of the criminal invasion of privacy statute. Key elements of the New Jersey revenge porn statute (2C:14-9): Criminalization of…

NJ Court Upholds Tier Three Status for Megan’s Law Offender

April 25, 2025

In the Matter of Registrant J.W. Docket No. A-2938-23 Decided April 23, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided registrant, J.W.’s, appeal from a trial court order denying his motion for a downward departure from his Tier Three high risk offender…

NJ Court Reverses PTI Admission, Orders State to Justify Rejection

December 17, 2024

State of New Jersey v. M.K.H. Docket No. A-3656-22 Decided December 12, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from a trial court order reversing the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office’s (MCPO) rejection of defendant into the Pre-Trial Intervention…

Civil Commitment of R.L. Under SVPA: Appellate Court Upholds Decision

August 23, 2023

In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of R.L. Docket No. A-3766-20 Decided August 17, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided R.L.’s appeal from three Law Division orders: (1) an April 2020 order of temporary commitment; (2) a May 2020…

Appellate Court Reverses Decision: Severance Denied in State v. A.F. Sexual Abuse Case

August 16, 2023

State of New Jersey v. A.F. Docket No. A-0799-22 Decided August 10, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to sever certain counts of an indictment charging him with sexually abusing three minor…

Conditional Discharge Upheld: NJ Appellate Court Affirms Decision on Sexually Violent Predator’s Appeal.

July 7, 2023

In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of R.M.T. Docket No. A-2213-21 Decided July 3, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided appellant’s appeal from a Law Division order which found him to be a sexually violent predator and continued his…

Appeal Of Registrant Risk Assessment Scale (“RRAS”), Megan’s Law Tier Classification

March 27, 2023

In re Registrant B.D. Docket No. A-2243-21 Decided March 10, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal of his Megan’s Law Tier classification. Defendant pled guilty in 2019 to 2nd degree luring or enticing a child and was sentenced…

Judgment Of Conviction Entered After a Jury Convicted Him of Ten Counts Arising from His Sexual Assaults of His Two Step Granddaughters

September 29, 2022

State of New Jersey v. O.A.C. Docket No. A-3031-19 Decided September 28, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury convicted him of ten counts arising from his sexual assaults of…

Denied: Motion to Terminate Megan’s Law Registration and Parole Supervision for Life (“PSL”)

September 27, 2022

In the Matter of Registrant F.R. Docket No. A-2083-21 Decided September 26, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey reviewed defendant’s appeal of the trial court’s order denying his motion to terminate Megan’s Law registration and parole supervision for life (“PSL”). In…