Appellate Court Remands Ceatta Thomas Case for Further Consideration of Mental Health in Denial of Pretrial Detention Order Appeal

State of New Jersey v. Ceatta Thomas Docket No. A-2006-22 Decided April 5, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided the State’s appeal from a Law Division order denying its motion for pretrial detention pursuant to the Criminal Justice Reform Act, N.J.S.A.…

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Can My Juvenile Record be Used as a Risk-Assessment for Pretrial Detention?

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark A defendant’s juvenile record is not considered as part of the new automated risk-assessment as part of the Bail Reform Act (the “Act”). However, Section 20 of the Act broadly authorizes the trial court to consider a defendant’s “past conduct” as one of the many permissible factors…

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What Are My Rights to Evidence for a Pretrial Detention Hearing?

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Recently the New Jersey Superior Court implemented the final part of the State’s Bail Reform Act N.J.S.A. 2A:162-15 to -26 since it went into effect on January 1, 2017 and approved by voters and the legislature over 2 years ago. Now, when some is arrested there is…

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