State of New Jersey in the Interest of Z.S. Appellate Docket No.: A-3516-19T1 Decided August 18, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reviewed a waiver of a juvenile to be tried as an adult for various sex crimes against a minor. In Z.S.,…
State v. G.E.P. Appellate Docket No.: A-4-19 Decided August 5, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision, the Court reviewed whether scientific evidence of Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS) presented for the conviction of those accused of sex crimes against children which was…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This case, State v. Libardo, is an appeal from defendant from convictions of aggravated sexual contact, endangerment, luring, and criminal restraint in 2017. Defendant was sentenced eight-year prison sentence. The Superior Court agreed with the appeal and reversed, stating the trial court erred in admitting both…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Mark Girondi, 46, of Magnolia, was charged with Possession of Child Pornography according to Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Magnolia Police Chief Robert Stetser. On May 31, 2019, detectives from the High-Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU) of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Members of Homeland Security…
State v. Roach New Jersey Appellate Division May 8, 2019 (Not Approved for Publication) Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Summary: All 50 states and the federal government have laws that have been held to be constitutionally acceptable allowing law enforcement to take a DNA sample (modern fingerprint) from a defendant at…
In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of R.A. , N.J. Super. App. Div. (April 25, 2019) Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. The court’s standard applies when the State seeks to recommit a person who was given a conditional discharge. In re Civil Commitment of E.D., 183 N.J. 536, 551 (2005). In…
The former fire chief for Barrington in Camden County has been arrested on charge he sexually assaulted a child. Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Richard Rettinger, 42, is accused of molesting the child in his Barrington home, according to a statement from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. He faces a charge…
State v. JSC. New Jersey Appellate Division unreported decision decided February 27, 2019. Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this Camden city, Camden county New Jersey decision the defendant was charged with two different aggravated sexual assaults with his ex girlfriend in his family’s home Who is also residing in the…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This is a law division evidence decision made by Superior Court judge sitting in Camden County arising out of an out of court hearsay statement made by a sex assault victim’s mother to a E.R. physician at Cooper Hospital in Camden, NJ. The reasoning behind the admissibility of…
State v. Santamaria NJ Supreme Court Decision January 28, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Facts: Former middle school teacher Guillermo Santamaria was tried and convicted of aggravated sexual assault and official misconduct for his sexual relationship with a student at his school from the time she was fourteen. In this appeal we…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…