Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Key to this case: Although a juvenile record is sealed when an individual turns 18, that record can be used by a prosecutors office, trial court, and appellate Court when a defendant is denied entry into the adult PTI program. Facts: In this case the defendant was…
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…
State v. A.S., App. Div. (Approved for Publication February 26, 2016) Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case the defendant was initially accepted into New Jersey’s Pre-Trial Intervention Program; a first offenders rehabilitation program/probation program accessible to those who have no prior criminal record and are charged with 3rd or 4th degree non…
CRIMINAL LAW | MOTOR VEHICLES 14-2-9069 State v. Darling, App. Div. Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On Feb. 8, 2014, a police officer stopped defendant’s car for a random registration check when it used a license plate reader attached to the police cruiser. The defendant, who had prior DWI suspensions and Driving While Suspended guilty…
Submitted by New Jersey Drug Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In State v. Castle, decided July 2, by the Appellate Division, the judge considered whether the Pretrial Intervention Program (PTI) was properly denied by the prosecutor and trial judge. Previous blogs have written extensively about what makes an applicant a good candidate for PTI, and more info…
A trial court’s grant of pretrial intervention to a N.J. lawyer who admitted misappropriating $100,000 from investors—explicitly so that he could keep working to pay them back—didn’t stand up on appeal. The judge’s decision that letting Middletown solo Philip Leone stay out of jail would be in the best interests of his creditors was predicated…
On July 16, 2013 the Appellate Division reversed an order granting defendant, Vijay Chauhan, entry into the Atlantic County Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) Program. On November 18, 2011, the Egg Harbor Township police stopped the defendant’s vehicle after a random license plate inquiry revealed a possible hit. When the vehicle stopped, the male driver jumped into…
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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…