Sex Crimes
NJ Court Upholds Tier Three Status for Megan’s Law Offender
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J.W. Docket No. A-2938-23 Decided April 23, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided registrant, J.W.’s, appeal from a trial court order denying his motion for a downward departure from his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…
Read MoreNJ Court Reverses PTI Admission, Orders State to Justify Rejection
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Docket No. A-3656-22 Decided December 12, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from a trial court order reversing the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office’s (MCPO)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…
Read MoreCivil Commitment of R.L. Under SVPA: Appellate Court Upholds Decision
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of R.L. Docket No. A-3766-20 Decided August 17, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided R.L.’s appeal from three Law Division orders: (1) an April 2020 order of temporary commitment; (2) a May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…
Read MoreAppellate Court Reverses Decision: Severance Denied in State v. A.F. Sexual Abuse Case
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v. A.F. Docket No. A-0799-22 Decided August 10, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to sever certain counts of an indictment charging him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…
Read MoreConditional Discharge Upheld: NJ Appellate Court Affirms Decision on Sexually Violent Predator’s Appeal.
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of R.M.T. Docket No. A-2213-21 Decided July 3, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided appellant’s appeal from a Law Division order which found him to be a sexually violent predator and continued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…
Read MoreAppeal Of Registrant Risk Assessment Scale (“RRAS”), Megan’s Law Tier Classification
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B.D. Docket No. A-2243-21 Decided March 10, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal of his Megan’s Law Tier classification.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…
Read MoreJudgment Of Conviction Entered After a Jury Convicted Him of Ten Counts Arising from His Sexual Assaults of His Two Step Granddaughters
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…
Read MoreDenied: Motion to Terminate Megan’s Law Registration and Parole Supervision for Life (“PSL”)
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…
Read MoreState of New Jersey v. Marc Panchenko – The Impact of Waiving Miranda Rights
State of New Jersey v. Marc Panchenko Docket No. A-0133-19 Decided August 26, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed the trial court’s grant of the State’s motion to admit Defendant’s statement to police. At the suppression hearing, the trial court heard…
Read MoreActor Gary Busey faces sex offense charges at Monster Mania Convention in New Jersey
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Actor Gary Busey is facing sex offense charges that allegedly occurred during the annual Monster Mania Convention held at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey last weekend, according to police. Cherry Hill Police responded to the hotel for the report of a sex offense. As…
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