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- LACRISHA GRIER VS. CRYSTAL GIBSON (LT-010276-24, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3875-23 Appellate July 22, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DEMETRIA T. JOHNSON-TRAMMELL (21-07-0572, CAPE MAY COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1530-24 Appellate July 22, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. EARL L. KELLY (22-03-0145, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (REDACTED) A-3424-22 Appellate July 23, 2025 Summary A-3424-22 The court considers whether, under the standard set forth in State v. Daniels , 182 N.J. 80 (2004), a prosecutor in summation impermissibly accused defendant of tailoring his testimony based on what he had witnessed while attending his trial. The court also considers whether the jury's acquittal of defendant on the sexual-assault, robbery, and aggravated-assault charges required vacation of the conviction on the charge of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. In summation, the prosecutor attacked defendant's credibility by stating defendant in his testimony had told "a story of having consent" after he "sat through this entire trial, hearing the testimony of every witness, after he heard all of the evidence against him, after having time to construct a new narrative." The court holds the prosecutor could have challenged defendant's credibility using evidence in the record but instead impermissibly attacked his credibility based on his exercise of his fundamental rights to attend his trial and confront witnesses presented against him. Pursuant to Daniels , the court vacates the convictions and remands for a new trial. Because the unlawful-purpose conviction was supported by sufficient evidence in the record, the court, following State v. Banko , 182 N.J. 44 (2004), rejects defendant's argument that the unlawful-purpose conviction must be vacated due to the acquittals of the other charges. In the unpublished portion of the opinion, the court addresses defendant's argument regarding his sentence. Close
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. EARL L. KELLY (22-03-0145, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3424-22 – STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. EARL L. KELLY (22-03-0145, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (REDACTED), [A shortened version of this opinion has been approved for publication.], A-3424-22 Appellate July 23, 2025
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- LAWRENCE DIGIESI VS. TOWNSHIP OF BRIDGEWATER POLICE DEPARTMENT, ET AL. (L-0453-24, SOMERSET COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0107-24 Appellate July 23, 2025
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- Mirza M. Bulur v. The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General (090126) Passaic County and Statewide) A-30-24 Supreme July 23, 2025 Oral Argument A-30-24 A-30-24 Part 1 Audio for A-30-24 Part 1 A-30-24 Part 2 Audio for A-30-24 Part 2 Close Summary A-30-24 The Court finds evidence that the Legislature intended to authorize the supersession of the Paterson Police Department in two statutes: (1) L . 2023, c. 94 (Chapter 94), which the Legislature adopted in the wake of the supersession to facilitate the OIC’s leadership of the Department; and (2) L . 2023, c. 74, the appropriations bill for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2024, in which the Legislature appropriated funds for the Attorney General’s continued operation of the Department. The Court does not base its holding on other statutes and authorities cited by defendants in support of their argument that the Attorney General has general authority to supersede a municipal police department over local officials’ objections if the Attorney General determines that such an action is warranted. The Court declines to reach the question whether the Attorney General has supersession authority in circumstances other than the specific setting of this case. Close
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- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. FRANCIS TATTOLI (17-09-1215, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3254-22 Appellate July 24, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. MAYRENID HIDALGO-BAUTISTA (16-11-0792, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0536-23 Appellate July 24, 2025
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