State of New Jersey v. O.A.C. Docket No. A-3031-19 Decided September 28, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury convicted him of ten counts arising from his sexual assaults of…
State v. Laporte Appellate Docket No.: A-4572-17T3 Decided and July 8, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether the State’s unreasonable delay in discovery was enough to release defendants convicted of violent offenses on the grounds that their speedy trial detention deadlines were…
State v. Williams Appellate Docket No.: A-2850-19T6 Decided and July 7, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division reviewed whether the State’s unreasonable delay in discovery was enough to release defendants convicted of violent offenses on the grounds that their speedy trial detention deadlines were…
State v. Greene Appellate Docket No.: A-96-18 Decided and June 23, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent decision by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the Court reviewed whether a prosecutor who details evidence of a key witness to the jury, then the witness refuses to testify, prejudices the…
State v. Fortin Appellate Docket No.: A-5929-17T2 Decided and approved for publication June 22, 2020 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a motion for post-conviction relief based on newly found evidence regarding the reliability of bitemark evidence following a sentence of life…
Do you believe this is domestic violence? Can you win with these charges in court to get a temporary restraining order? What does it mean in a trial that the plaintiff must bear his/her burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence? V.M. v. A.M. Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark.…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The Role and Importance of Jurisdiction State v. Sumulikoski, decided by the Supreme Court of New Jersey on March 18th is a criminal case that hinged on jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is essential to rule of law and due process both at the federal and state level. After all…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark The acts of violent sexual hazing that seven New Jersey high school football players are accused of committing have been called “horrendous” by school officials and “extraordinarily disturbing” by Gov. Chris Christie. Now, as the players from Sayreville War Memorial High School await their first court…
Originally published here by the New York Times. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Sayreville War Memorial High School in New Jersey. Credit Mel Evans/Associated Press Seven New Jersey teenagers were charged on Friday in connection with a series of sexual assaults in a hazing scandal that prompted a high school to cancel…
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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…