Sex Crimes
Motion To Terminate W.W.’S Parole Supervision for Life (PSL) Under Megan’s Law
In the Matter of W.W. Appellate Docket No.: A-1718-20 Decided May 4, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a denial of a motion to terminate W.W.’s Parole Supervision for Life (PSL) under Megan’s Law, prohibiting from accessing the internet or…
Read MoreYOUR CELL PHONE PASSCODE IS NOT PROTECTED BY 5TH AMENDMENT SELF INCRIMINATION III
State of New Jersey v. S.M.C. and Y.A.K. Appellate Docket No.: A-3765-20 Decided September 11, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether the requirement of a defendant to turnover his passcode to his cell phone constituted a violation of the 5th Amendment right…
Read MoreReview Of a Tier II Classification Under Megan’s Law and Whether Individual Was Required to Be Included on the Sex Offender Internet Registry.
In the Matter of Registrant B.B. Appellate Docket No.: A-1496-20 Decided March 22, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a tier II classification under Megan’s Law and whether B.B. was required to be included on the Sex Offender Internet Registry.…
Read MoreA Private Actor’s Role in A Criminal Search Could Be Unlawful
State v. Lapczynski Appellate Docket No.: A-1671-19 Decided March 9, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a denial of a motion to suppress after child pornography was found by a cohabitant, reported to the police, and after police viewing some…
Read MoreIs Searching Files on Someone’s Computer Considered a Warrantless Search?
State v. Lapczynski Appellate Docket No.: A-1671-19 Decided March 9, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed a denial of a motion to suppress after child pornography was found by a cohabitant, reported to the police, and after police viewing some…
Read MoreE.S. v. Brunswick Investment Limited Partnership, et al.
E.S. v. Brunswick Investment Limited Partnership, et al. Docket No.: A-3372-18 Decided August 27, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether building owner could be held vicariously liable for a property manager who sexually assaulted a tenant. In E.S., from approximately March 1,…
Read MoreReview Whether Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS) Was Grounds for A New Trial
State v. S.G. Appellate Docket No.: A-5627-16 Decided May 6, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the New Jersey Appellate Division reviewed whether scientific evidence of Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS) presented for the conviction of defendant for sex crimes against children was grounds for a…
Read MoreAFTER 105 YEARS, LAW WITNESSES CAN NOW TESTIFY AS TO APPROXIMATE AGE OF CHILDREN
State v. Gerena Appellate Docket No.: A-3655-18T2 Decided January 5, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey ruled that lay witnesses, under the right circumstances, can testify as to the approximate age of children, overturning a Supreme Court ruling from 1916. In…
Read MoreCourt Reviewed Whether There Was A Kidnapping Under the Statute While A Sex Assault Occurred.
State v. Juan E. Cruz-Pena Appellate Docket No.: A-3-19 Decided August 4, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision, the Court reviewed whether there was a kidnapping under the statute while a sex assault occurred. In State v. Cruz-Pena, defendant was charged in a…
Read MoreCofield Test: Four-Part Test for Extrinsic Evidence Being Introduced
State v. Palao Appellate Docket No.: A-4422-16T4 Decided October 27, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the New Jersey Appellate Division reviewed whether the trial court appropriately allowed defendant’s prior bad acts to be admitted in a case of sexual abuse against minors. In State v. Palao,…
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