State v. Coles Practice Area: CRIMINAL LAW Date Filed: 2024-05-06 Court: Appellate Division Judge(s): Per Curiam Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Defendant appealed his convictions for first-degree murder and related weapons offenses after a bench trial. In August 2016, defendant killed his parents. He later admitted to the police that he had beaten them with his fists,…
Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This is a county prosecutor’s appeal of a trial court’s decision to overturn their denial of a defendant into their PTI program. Defendant was charged with the 4th° offense of driving a motor vehicle while suspended for a second or subsequent violation of DWI. Recently the NJ…
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Appellate Victory Protects a Former Spouse’s Share of Pension Benefits
Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A Successful Family Law Appeal Our firm successfully represented the appellant in a New Jersey family law appeal concerning the division of pension benefits after divorce. On October 20, 2026, the Appellate Division reversed the order under review and sent the matter back to the Family Part for…