State in the Interest of M.G. Docket No. A-3394-22 Decided August 8, 2024 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided M.G.’s, a juvenile, appeal from her trial adjudication of delinquency for aggravated assault as an accomplice in an altercation at her high school.…
State v. Laporte Appellate Docket No.: A-4572-17T3 Decided and July 8, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether the State’s unreasonable delay in discovery was enough to release defendants convicted of violent offenses on the grounds that their speedy trial detention deadlines were…
State v. Williams Appellate Docket No.: A-2850-19T6 Decided and July 7, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether the State’s unreasonable delay in discovery was enough to release defendants convicted of violent offenses on the grounds that their speedy trial detention deadlines were…
State v. Greene Appellate Docket No.: A-96-18 Decided and June 23, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the Court reviewed whether a prosecutor who details evidence of a key witness to the jury, then the witness refuses to testify, prejudices the…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WEST DEPTFORD – A Winslow man is behind bars on charges that he tried to kill a woman and then led police on a car chase while the injured victim was in his vehicle. Tomas O. Aponte Jr., 36, used a folding knife to cut the woman’s…
State vs. Regan Definition of “significant” Injury in an Assault Case — temporary loss of any bodily member or organ or ‘temporary loss of any one of the five senses.” Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case there was a question of fact regarding what this individual defendant did to cause…
Prosecutorial misconduct can be a ground for reversal where the prosecutor’s misconduct was so egregious that it deprived the defendant of a fair trial. State vs. Regan Appellate Division February 9, 2016 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case was won and or lost by the prosecutor based on several witness’ testimony…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark 14-2-4712 State v. Brown , App. Div. (per curiam) (25 pp.) Defendant appeals his convictions of second-degree aggravated assault, third-degree aggravated assault, and unlawful possession of a knife arising out of an altercation outside a fraternity house at Rutgers University. Prior Conviction Supporting Aggravating Sentencing Factors The…
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2022 changes to New Jersey statute N.J.S.A. 45:1-15.9.
This memorandum addresses the scope of New Jersey statute N.J.S.A. 45:1-15.9,summarizes the 2022 amendments to that statute, identifies the effective date andapplicability of those amendments, and outlines practical implications forregulated professionals and licensing boards. Background N.J.S.A. 45:1-15.9 is part of New Jersey’s professional and occupational licensinglaws administered under Title 45. The statute governs disciplinary and…