State v. Weaver Appellate Docket No.: A-4582-18 Decided April 6, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a police search of a home that lead to finding firearms under a mattress without a warrant and in search of the defendant who…
State v. Garcia Docket No.: A-47-19 Decided March 10, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reviewed whether a under the plain error doctrine, defendant was denied a fair trial when a video depicting defendant’s family members speaking with police was excluded from evidence and,…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Originally published here by the New Jersey Law Journal.
State v. Williams Appellate Docket No.: A-3746-18 Decided February 16, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether a warrantless search was appropriate recovering cocaine from a trunk after officers continued to smell raw marijuana emanating from the vehicle despite already finding…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. A former human resources manager at a South Jersey shipping-container company has been charged with stealing more than $600,000 from her employer and spending it on designer clothes and handbags, a vacation in Puerto Rico, and plastic surgery, Burlington County authorities said Thursday. Karen O’Brien, 41, of Maple…
State v. Pinson, 461 N.J. Super. 536 (App. Div. 2019) Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. ISSUE: Whether a Law Division judge improperly invalidated an arrest warrant when he ruled that an affiant made a false statement in support of the arrest warrant, excised that statement from the affidavit, and concluded the affidavit no…
State v. Rodriguez Appellate Docket No.: A-3586-19T4 Decided January 25, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a prosecutor’s denial of a Grave’s Act waiver and a trial court’s reversal of that decision, granting the waiver. In State v. Rodriguez, a search…
State v. Amrit Singh Appellate Docket No.: A-37-19 Decided January 21, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reviewed whether a detective’s reference to “the defendant” while narrating surveillance footage of a robbery and comparing defendant’s shoes to those in the video were reversible…
State v. E.J.H. Appellate Docket No.: A-4228-19T1 Decided January 19, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a trial court’s dismissal of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) contempt charge when defendant spoke directly into a “Nest” home security camera knowing the victim…
State v. Damon Williams Appellate Docket No.: A-46-19 Decided January 19, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reviewed whether the use of an image from the Shining during closing summation was appropriate in a circumstance where no physical force was used. In State…
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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…