New Jersey Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence Following Traffic Stop and K-9 Search

July 25, 2025

State of New Jersey v. Rashad Johnson Docket No. A-0878-23 Decided July 15, 2025 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence recovered following a traffic stop. On March 3, 2020, using a…

Appellate Court Affirms Probable Cause in Arrest Case

August 25, 2023

State of New Jersey v. Travis Murphy Docket No. A-2657-21 Decided August 22, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an August 2021 order denying his motion to suppress evidence seized following his arrest. In late April of 2020,…

NJ Appellate Court Reverses Decision: Unlawful Search & Suppression of Evidence | Hark & Hark Attorneys

August 2, 2023

State of New Jersey v. Shadi Allie Docket No. A-0082-22 Decided July 26, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an interlocutory order denying her motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless search of the van in which…

Motion to Suppress Marijuana and a Firearm Seized During a Traffic Stop

June 7, 2023

State of New Jersey in the Interest of S.H. Docket No. A-2170-20 Decided May 31, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided S.H.’s appeal from an order denying his motion to suppress marijuana and a firearm seized during a traffic stop. In…

Motion To Suppress a Statement Made to Police While Suffering Serious Wounds and Being Under the Influence of Medication

February 3, 2023

State of New Jersey v. Rollie Ellis Docket No. A-3606-19 Decided January 18, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal of the denial of her motion to suppress a statement she made to police about stabbing the victims. In April…

State of New Jersey v. Markies Wells: Motion to Suppress Evidence Seized as a Result of an Unlawful Search

January 10, 2023

State of New Jersey v. Markies Wells Docket No. A-2335-19 Decided December 23, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from his convictions arising from a motor vehicle stop. The facts of this case are as follows: In March 2017…

Officer Did Not Have Reasonable Articulable Suspicions of a Tinted Windows Violation That Was Needed to Justify a Motor Vehicle Stop

September 26, 2022

State v. Edward Bejarno Docket No. A-2163-20 Decided September 23, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence following a motor vehicle stop, after he appealed the trial court’s denial of his motion. The facts of the…

IP Address Data Is Not Analogous to Cell Site Location Information and Therefore Does Not Require a Warrant

September 22, 2022

State v. Kelvin Briggs Ind. No. 18-08-0647-I Decided July 15, 2019 Approved for Publication September 19, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In an opinion recently approved for publication, Defendant filed a motion to suppress internet protocol (“I.P.”) address data, which the court ultimately denied after conducting oral argument and considering the written…