- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. PHILLIP W. WEISS (21-03-0379, CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-4074-23 Appellate July 28, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. T.A.M. (19-07-0456, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-0283-22 Appellate July 28, 2025
- M.R. v. New Jersey Department of Corrections (089371) (Statewide) A-53-23 Supreme July 28, 2025 Oral Argument A-53-23 A-53-23 Audio for A-53-23 Close Summary A-53-23 Based on the CRA’s plain language, as well as the legislative history and fundamental purpose of compassionate release, the Court agrees with the Appellate Division that physical examinations are not statutorily mandated to render a medical diagnosis that complies with the statute. The Court concludes, however, that the DOC’s decision to deny M.R. a Certificate of Eligibility in August 2023 was arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable. Every applicant seeking compassionate release must be examined for both a terminal condition and a permanent physical incapacity. In this instance, the medical records relied upon by the DOC’s attesting physicians, as well as their corresponding explanations, were insufficient to support the agency’s conclusion that M.R. did not suffer from such a physical incapacity. Close
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- New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company (Mercer County and Statewide) A-7-24 Supreme July 29, 2025 Oral Argument A-7-24 A-7-24 Audio for A-7-24 Close Summary A-7-24 Only franchisees can bring suit under the FPA. NJCAR is a trade association whose members consist of franchisee motor vehicle dealerships in New Jersey. NJCAR is not itself a motor vehicle franchisee, and it therefore lacks statutory standing to sue under the FPA. Close
- A.Z. VS. A.R.P., ET AL. (L-4011-17, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-1859-22 Appellate July 30, 2025
- LARS M. BROWN VS. ELIZABETH K. BYHAM (FM-15-07-0759-21, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (CONSOLIDATED) A-0063-23/A-3341-23 Appellate July 30, 2025
- WOSSAM ABOLABAN VS. NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD (NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD) A-1201-23 Appellate July 30, 2025
- BRETT T. DUFFY VS. THE ABSECON POLICE DEPARTMENT, ET AL. (L-0480-16, CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1453-23 Appellate July 30, 2025
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- IN THE MATTER OF THE EXPUNGEMENT OF THE CRIMINAL/JUVENILE RECORDS OF P.L. (XP-23-000192, CAPE MAY COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-3387-23 Appellate July 30, 2025 Summary A-3387-23 In this appeal, the court addresses the interplay between the Recovery Court expungement statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14(m), and the law that governs expungements generally, N.J.S.A. 2C:52-1 to -32.1, as they relate to expungement of juvenile adjudications sought following completion of Recovery Court. The State appeals from a trial court order expunging petitioner's entire record including his juvenile delinquency adjudications after he successfully completed a Recovery Court special probation sentence. The State, joined by the New Jersey Attorney General as amicus, argues juvenile delinquency adjudications of non-expungable offenses if committed by an adult are not eligible for expungement despite successful completion of Recovery Court. They warn a contrary interpretation defies legislative intent. In response, P.L., supported by amicus, the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, asserts the plain language of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14(m) allows expungement of juvenile adjudications because adjudications are not convictions specifically excluded from post-Recovery Court relief. Relying on the plain language of both statutes, the court concludes the Legislature did not incorporate certain restrictions from the general expungement statute into the Recovery Court statute addressing expungement of adult criminal and juvenile adjudication histories, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14(m). As a result, Recovery Court graduates may expunge all eligible offenses under this statute, including juvenile adjudications otherwise non-expungable if sought under the general expungement law. Close