- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. LESTER A. GARCIA (19-12-2023, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-1917-22 Appellate Aug. 8, 2025
- SONIA COLON, ET AL. VS. DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY, ET AL. (L-4463-19, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3375-22 Appellate Aug. 8, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. QUAMEER L. HENCE (15-02-0451, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-0911-23 Appellate Aug. 8, 2025
- SHED WORLD VS. JIM FUNICELLI (DC-004906-23, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3137-23 Appellate Aug. 8, 2025
- M.Z. VS. L.Z. (FV-16-1991-24, PASSAIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-3846-23 Appellate Aug. 8, 2025
- 31 Club, Inc. v. Dir., Div. of Taxation 011518-2017 Tax Aug. 8, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. A.M. (21-05-0268, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1538-22 Appellate Aug. 11, 2025
- JOHN WILLIAM MYERS VS. GNY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (L-1444-22, SOMERSET COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0640-23 Appellate Aug. 11, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. KAELIN RAMROOP (21-05-0213, PASSAIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2128-23 Appellate Aug. 11, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. PATRICIA LAZZARINI (MA-23-09, SOMERSET COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2218-23 Appellate Aug. 11, 2025
- RAVENS CREST EAST AT PRINCETON MEADOWS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. VS. SWARNAB BANERJEE (L-0211-19, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3691-23 Appellate Aug. 11, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. VICTOR BAVEROV (MA-23-004, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0274-23 Appellate Aug. 11, 2025 Summary A-0274-23 The issues in this appeal are whether defendant's conviction for a fifth offense of driving while intoxicated (DWI) should be reversed on the ground that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by refusing to present a psychiatric defense and whether defendant was entitled to a jury trial given the 180-day sentence imposed. The court affirms the tenet that DWI is a strict-liability offense for which mental-state defenses are unavailable and that defendant is not entitled to a jury trial where the period of incarceration does not exceed six months. Here, defendant was convicted following a municipal court bench trial at which he admitted to consuming alcohol, exhibited indicia of intoxication, and failed field sobriety tests. Although defendant attributed his conduct to persecutory paranoia and amnesia unrelated to alcohol use, his trial counsel declined to pursue a psychiatric defense. The court holds that counsel's decision was reasonable and compelled by law, as mental-state defenses such as insanity are not viable in DWI prosecutions. In so holding, the court adopts as precedent the case of State v. Inglis , 304 N.J. Super. 207 (Law Div. 1997). Counsel's refusal to advance a legally untenable defense did not fall below professional standards. Nor did the sentence of 180 days in county jail entitle defendant to a jury trial. The court reaffirms that a single petty offense subject to no more than six months' incarceration does not meet the threshold for jury-trial protections, even when accompanied by significant collateral penalties such as years-long license suspension and installation of an ignition interlock device. The conviction and sentence are affirmed. Close
- Fred Krug v. New Jersey State Parole Board (089603) (Statewide) A-12-24 Supreme Aug. 11, 2025 Oral Argument A-12-24 A-12-24 Part-1 Audio for A-12-24 Part-1 A-12-24 Part-2 Audio for A-12-24 Part-2 Close Summary A-12-24 Constitutional ex post facto prohibitions forbid only punishment beyond what was contemplated at the time the crime was committed. Because the law at the time of Krug’s offenses permitted the Board to consider the same “all existing” information it may now consider, retroactive application of the 1997 amendment to Krug created no risk of additional punishment. The Court therefore rejects Krug’s ex post facto challenge. Close
- CARMELA M. CAPONE VS. ZORAN FOTAK (FD-09-1401-20, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1715-23 Appellate Aug. 12, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. MALIHKI X. OLIVER (22-10-0137, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3118-23 Appellate Aug. 12, 2025 Summary A-3118-23 In this matter of first impression, the court addresses the elements of second-degree purchasing firearm parts to manufacture a firearm without a serial number, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9(k) (Paragraph k), and the application of the territorial jurisdiction statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:1-3. In doing so, the court rejects defendant's argument that Paragraph k is comprised of one element. Instead, the court concludes Paragraph k requires the State prove defendant: (1) purchased a ghost gun kit; (2) acted with purpose to manufacture or assemble a firearm; and (3) was not registered or licensed to manufacture or assemble a firearm in this state. Although the evidence presented to the grand jury revealed the purchase of ghost gun kits occurred in Pennsylvania, and was lawful in that jurisdiction, the State presented sufficient evidence from which the jury could infer defendant purchased the kits with the purpose of manufacturing firearms in New Jersey, satisfying the culpability element under N.J.S.A. 2C:1-14(h)(3)(b), and territorial jurisdiction under N.J.S.A. 2C:1-3(a). The court also rejected the State's argument that defendant waived his right to appeal from the denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment when he entered his guilty plea. Although the motion was not specifically referenced in the plea form, defendant did not indicate "Yes" or "No" in response to Question 4(e), "Do you further understand that by pleading guilty you are waiving your right to appeal the denial of all other pretrial motions except the following"? Nor did defendant directly answer the court's inquiry, "Do you understand by pleading guilty you are waiving your right to appeal the denial of any and all pretrial motions you or your attorney filed?" Further, the State did not object when, during the plea hearing, defense counsel informed the court the "motion that was heard on the legality of the statute . . . can be appealed." Close
- M.B. VS. NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD (NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD) A-2117-22 Appellate Aug. 12, 2025
- Sae Power Inc. v. Avaya Inc. L-001136/11 Trial Aug. 8, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. AFOLABLI OSHINAIKE (05-04-0538, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2682-22 Appellate Aug. 13, 2025
- PROGRESSIVE GARDEN STATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. VS. ALLSTATE NJ INSURANCE COMPANY (L-1762-22 AND L-0328-22, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1037-23 Appellate Aug. 13, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. TODD C. FORD (19-12-1159, CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1966-23 Appellate Aug. 13, 2025