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The following statements of issues on appeal are prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. They have been neither reviewed nor approved by the Supreme Court. Please note that, in the interest of brevity, some issues may not have been summarized.
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A-24-18 Regina Little v. Kia Motors America, Inc. (081691) In this class action concerning a front brake system that caused premature wear of the vehicles’ brake pads and rotors, was it error to award each member of the plaintiff class $750 ($6.3 million total) in repair damages?
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A-22/23-18 State v. Luis Melendez (081246) Among other issues, was it error to admit into evidence, defendant’s uncounseled answer in a parallel civil forfeiture case?
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A-20/21-18 Moshe Meisels v. Fox Rothschild LLP (081534) Can plaintiff maintain a cause of action for conversion and breach of fiduciary duty pertaining to $2.4 million deposited in the defendant law firm’s attorney trust account, under the circumstances presented?
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A-19-18 State v. James Hemenway (081206) Did the trial court err in denying defendant’s motion to suppress physical evidence seized from his apartment as well as statements defendant made to the police officers who arrested him where police officers entered defendant’s residence pursuant to a search warrant issued by the Family Part under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act?
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In these cases involving the non-consensual towing of vehicles, several issues are raised concerning the Predatory Towing Prevention Act (Towing Act), N.J.S.A. 56:13-7 to -23 and its related regulations, the Consumer Fraud Act (CFA), N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 to -20, and the Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA), N.J.S.A. 56:12-14 to -18?
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A-16-18 Donna Rowe v. Bell & Gossett Company (081602) Did the trial court err in allowing a non-settling defendant (Universal) to introduce into evidence answers to interrogatories and deposition testimony from other defendants who had settled pretrial?
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A-15-18 Gonzalo Chirino v. Proud 2 Haul, Inc., and Ivana Koprowski (080747) Were defendants barred from challenging the amount of fuel tax damages awarded on partial summary judgment, where they raised the issue after the damages had been quantified and addressed by the trial court, and only on appeal?
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A-14-18 State v. Isiah T. McNeal (081112) Is defendant entitled to vacate his guilty plea based on his allegation that the trial court and counsel misinformed him with regard to the jail credits he would receive?
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A-13-18 State v. Charudutt J. Patel (081069) In this matter seeking post-conviction relief pursuant to State v. Laurick, 120 N.J. 1 (1990), was defendant required to show that, had he been notified of his right to counsel in a prior matter, the result of the proceeding likely would have been different?
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A-12-18 State v. Vincent Bryant (081075) Under the circumstances presented, did the plea agreement and related proceedings entitle defendant to a sentence of drug court probation or to withdraw his plea?
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A-11-18 T.L. v. Jack Goldberg, M.D. (081135) In this medical malpractice action, did defense counsel’s failure to disclose that the defendant doctor’s trial testimony would differ from his interrogatory answers and deposition testimony result in plain error that required a new trial?
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A-10-18 State v. Randy K. Manning (080834) Were defendant’s cell phone records properly disclosed and admissible under the exigency exception?
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A-10-18
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A-8/9-18 State v. Noel E. Ferguson and Anthony M. Potts; State v. Shameik Byrd (081423) Can defendants be prosecuted in New Jersey for the overdose death of the decedent under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-9(a) where the decedent purchased the CDS and died in New York?
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A-7-18 State v. William T. Liepe (080788) Did the consecutive sentences imposed on defendant as a result of his conviction for first-degree aggravated manslaughter and for second-degree aggravated assault, all arising from an automobile accident in which defendant was intoxicated, shock the judicial conscience and warrant resentencing?
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A-6-18 J.H. and A.R. v. R&M Tagliareni, LLC (081128) Did defendants, who owned and maintained a multi-family apartment building, owe a duty of care to the infant plaintiff, J.H., to protect him from the excessive heat of an uncovered radiator in one of the apartments?
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A-5-18 State v. Joey J. Fowler and Jamil L. Hearns (080880) Did the trial court’s failure to provide jury instructions on self-defense and lesser-included offenses require reversal of defendants’ convictions?
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A-3/4-18 Janell Goffe v. Foulke Management Corp.; Sasha Robinson and Tijuana Johnson v. Mall Chevrolet (081258) Were defendants entitled the dismissal of plaintiffs’ complaints based on the arbitration provisions of the sales contracts under the circumstances presented?
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A-2-18 State v. Terrel L. Hyman (080851) Did the officer’s affidavit establish probable cause to issue a search warrant for defendant’s home, where the affidavit did not include a reference to criminal activity conducted at or near defendant’s residence?
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Under the circumstances presented, was New Loan Co., Wm. S. Rich & Son, Inc. exempt from the statute prohibiting a check cashing business from locating within 2,500 feet of another, N.J.S.A. 17:15A-41(e), by operation of the statute’s “Grandfather Clause,” N.J.S.A. 17:15A-50(a)?
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A-80-17 State v. Rene M. Rodriguez (081046) Can a defendant who is convicted of fourth-degree operating a motor vehicle during the period of license suspension in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:40-26, serve the 180-day minimum sentence intermittently, or must the 180 days be served without interruption?
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