Appeal of Judgment of Conviction and Order Denying Motion to Be Readmitted into the Pretrial Intervention Program (“PTI”)

State of New Jersey v. Jazmine Holloway Docket No. A-0107-20 Decided October 14, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal of her judgment of conviction and the order denying her motion to be readmitted into the Pretrial Intervention Program (“PTI”).…

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Can I get into PTI for selling weed?

Did my lawyer do enough to try to get me into PTI? What are the factors to be considered to get me into PTI? If the prosecutor’s office rejects my application can I go before the Judge and ask him to allow me to get into PTI?   Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey…

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What You Need to Know About New Jersey’s Pretrial Intervention Program

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark New Jersey Criminal Lawyers NJ has adopted both a law and court rule to govern applications for this program. A full discussion of these guidelines is contained on this website at Pretrial Intervention. We felt that you might also want to consult the Court Rule that applies…

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Can I Appeal My PTI Denial?

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey’s Appellate Division has recently decided a case which resulted in a rare reversal of a PTI denial.  In State v. Denman, the defendant, a former Scotch Plains police officer, appealed from his conviction for third-degree attempted misapplication of funds, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-15 and 2C:5-1. The defendant…

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How to Appeal From a PTI (Pretrial Intervention) Denial

State of New Jersey vs McDonald August 15, 2016. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case the Appellate Division reversed a trial judge’s admission of a defendant into PTI after the prosecutor objected and denied defendant’s entry into their PTI program. The key to this decision is the judge’s ruling which…

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PTI Appeal in New Jersey – State versus Austin

State V. Austin. Denial of Admission into PTI overturned. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case a defendant applied to be admitted into New Jersey’s PTI (Pre Trial Intervention) program. The prosecutor’s office in Gloucester County denied defendant’s admission and based same on defendant’s prior admission into Pennsylvania’s ARD diversionary program…

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New PTI Guidelines for New Jersey

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Pretrial Intervention is, prior to these modifications, a first time offenders alternative disposition program aimed at non-violent non-weapons offense first time offenders that enabled defendants access to a non-jail probationary period up to 36 months.   If a defendant successfully completes the probationary period without any new…

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