Defendant’s Guilty Plea Withdrawal Denied – State v. Carlo Amato

State of New Jersey v. Carlo Amato Docket No. A-2788-21 Decided October 10, 2023 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided defendant’s appeal from an order denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. In October 2017, defendant was indicted on charges of…

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Jurisdiction When Real Estate Fraud Occurs Outside of New Jersey But the Property is Located In New Jersey

State v. Zhou Appellate Docket No.: A-1151-19 Decided February 23, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether a denial of a motion to dismiss the indictment for lack of jurisdiction was appropriate when the defendant’s actions were conducted entirely out of the…

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