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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.
Beginning on July 16, 2010, each appeal summary posted on this website includes its "posted" date, which is necessary for calculating certain due dates for filing briefs and motions under revised Rule 1:13-9, "Amicus Curiae."
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A-41-12 State v. Diana M. Palma (071228) What is the standard for imposing a jail sentence for a careless driving offense?
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A-40-12 State v. Raymond D. Kates (070971 (070971) Under the circumstances, did the denial of defendant's request for a continuance to hire a private attorney deny defendant his constitutional right to counsel of his choice?
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A-39-12 In the Matter of the Expungement Application of D.J.B (070973) Must prior delinquency adjudications for acts that would have been crimes if committed by an adult be counted when considering an application under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2 for expungement of a subsequent offense committed as an adult, in light of N.J.S.A. 2C:52-4.1, which provides that for "expungement purposes"any act which resulted in a juvenile being adjudged a delinquent shall be classified as if that act had been committed by an adult?
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A-38-12 State v. Kenneth W. Verpent (071272) Did the trial court err in denying defendant's motion to suppress the results of the urine test; did the trial court abuse its discretion in admitting certain expert testimony that was allegedly beyond the scope of the expert's qualifications; and did the trial court impermissibly allow expert testimony on the ultimate issue of fact?
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A-37-12 State v. Michael Lamb (071262) Was consent by an occupant to search the premises constitutionally effective against a third party when an absent cotenant has objected to the search?
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A-36-12 Luis Perez v. Zagami, LLC d/b/a The Landmark Americana Tap & Grill (071358) Does the New Jersey Civil Rights Act, N.J.S.A. 10:6-1 to -2, apply to defendants not acting under color of State law?
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A-35-12 State v. Christopher Dekowski (071019) Do the circumstances of this case, including defendant's unusual behavior and handing a bank teller a note that demanded money and stated he had a bomb, support a finding of first-degree armed robbery by simulation, or must the conviction must be reduced to second-degree robbery because there was no evidence defendant actually had a bomb or other weapon?
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A-33/34-12 Robert B. Beim v. Trevor R. Hulfish (071025) Where federal estate taxes were greater than they might have been if the decedent had died in a later year, is the corresponding loss in the heir's anticipated inheritance recoverable as "pecuniary injuries" under the Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1 to -6?
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A-32-12 C.A. v. Eric Bentolila, M.D (071702) Is the hospital memorandum concerning the circumstances surrounding plaintiff's birth privileged from disclosure under the confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2H-12.23 to -12.25?
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A-31-12 State v. Cesar A. Lipa (071011) Did the trial court appropriately apply the standards of State v. Slater, 198 N.J. 20145 (2009), in deciding defendant's pre-sentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea?
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A-30-12 State v. Roger Paul Frye (070975) May defendant's two prior convictions for driving while intoxicated be counted to sentence him as a third-time offender for a conviction of refusal to submit to a chemical breath test under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a; and should defendant have been permitted to withdraw his guilty plea to refusal under the circumstances of this case?
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A-29-12 Isabel Nichols v. Board of Trustees, Public Employees' Retirement System (071285) For purposes of an application for accidental disability retirement benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43, did the employee's fall on an ice-covered entrance into the workplace approximately one-half hour before her designated start time occur "during" and as a result of the performance" of her "regular and assigned duties"?
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A-28-12 State of New Jersey, in the Interest of K.O., a Minor (070406) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-44 (d)(3), which permits imposing an extended term sentence on a "juvenile who was adjudged delinquent on two separate occasions" for second-degree offenses, may the current delinquency adjudication be counted as one of the two requisite adjudications?
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A-27-12 State v. David M. Gibson (070910) Under the circumstances of this case, was there probable cause to arrest defendant for defiant trespass and was defendant properly subject to a subsequent search at the police station?
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A-26-12 Nowell James v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. (071344) Does N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.1(f), which amended the statute on uninsured and underinsured motorists to prohibit use of "step-down" provisions to reduce coverage available to an insured's employees, apply retroactively to claims arising out of accidents that occurred and policies in existence prior to the effective date of the amendment; and if so, should the doctrine of manifest injustice be applied to bar retroactive application in this case?
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A-25-12 Estate of Stanley Kosakowski v. Director, New Jersey Division of Taxation (071319) Does the doctrine manifest injustice bar the retroactive application of amendments to the estate tax statute, N.J.S.A. 54:38-1, under the circumstances of this case?
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A-22/23/24-12 Wayne Davis v. Brickman Landscaping, Ltd (071310) What is the standard of care for determining whether defendants negligently inspected a hotel's fire sprinkler system; and was the opinion of plaintiff's expert regarding that standard of care an impermissible net opinion?
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A-21-12 State v. Sean Bell (070736) May a defendant apply for admission into the pretrial intervention program after being tried and found guilty of only a third-degree offense?
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A-20-12 State v. James W. Robinson (070556) May a criminal defendant be sentenced to two extended term sentences, one mandatory and one discretionary, consistent with the prohibition against multiple extended terms, N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5a(2), and State v. Pennington, 154 N.J. 344 (1998)?
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A-19-12 State v. Terry Cornelius Jones (070733) Was defendant entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his petition for post-conviction relief on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim?
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