State of New Jersey v. Kevin Waters Docket No. A-1679-21 Decided February 27, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a trial court order affirming the denial of his application for admission into a pre-trial intervention (PTI) program.…
State v. Michael Olenowski Appellate Docket No.: A-56-18 Decided February 17, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reviewed the special master’s report on Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) used in criminal cases and in doing so, adopted a new standard of admissibility of…
State v. Lamont Taylor Appellate Docket No.: A-0583-19 Decided October 11, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey affirmed two motions to suppress involving a search of defendant’s person resulting in the recovery of heroin folds. In State v. Taylor, On June…
State of New Jersey v. Terrell Tucker DOCKET NO. A-0937-21 Decided August 3, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed the judge’s decision denying defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment following officer’s testimony of defendant’s state of mind in the…
State v. Muhammad Appellate Docket No.: A-3017-18 Decided July 15, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether a fifteen second delay was a violation of the knock and announce rule to search warrants before breaching entry. In State v. Muhammad,…
State v. Alvarez-Mercedes Appellate Docket No.: A-1201-20 Decided July 13, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a granting of a motion to suppress of heroin found in a towed vehicle after a confidential informant provided a tip that defendant would…
State v. Desir Appellate Docket No.: A-43-19 Decided February 9, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent opinion, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reviewed whether a defendant is entitled to discovery stemming from a purchase of narcotics by a confidential informant (CI) even though the defendant was not charged…
State v. Kane Appellate Docket No.: A-1996-18T4 Decided January 26, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress in which detectives surveilled the defendant based on a confidential informant and prior knowledge…
Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark
STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. PAUL K. EUSTACHE, Decided November 10, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Drug Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Issue in case- Search without warrant The Rahway police department received an anonymous call that a white SUV had pulled into an apartment complex and described: “the driver was a black man with [dreadlocks], and…
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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…