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New Jersey Rules of Evidence Article I. General Provisions N.J.R.E. 101. Applicability; Exceptions; Definitions (a) Applicability; Exceptions. (1) Applicability. Except as provided by paragraph (a)(3), these rules of evidence shall apply in all …
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New Jersey Rules of Evidence Article II. Judicial Notice N.J.R.E. 201. Judicial Notice of Law and Adjudicative Facts (a) Notice of Law. Law which may be judicially noticed includes the decisional, constitutional and public statutory law, rules of court, …
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New Jersey Rules of Evidence Article III. Presumptions N.J.R.E. 301. Effect of Presumption (a) Except as otherwise provided in Rule 303 or by other law, a presumption discharges the burden of producing evidence as to a fact (the presumed fact) when …
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New Jersey Rules of Evidence Article IV. Relevancy and its Limits N.J.R.E. 401. Definition of “Relevant Evidence” “Relevant evidence” means evidence having a tendency in reason to prove or disprove any fact of consequence to the determination of the …
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Article V. Privileges N.J.R.E. 500. General Rule Privileges as they now exist or may be modified by law shall be unaffected by the adoption of these rules. For convenience in reference certain existing provisions of law relating to privileges are …
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New Jersey Rules of Evidence Article VI. Witnesses N.J.R.E. 601. General Rule of Competency Every person is competent to be a witness unless (a) the court finds that the proposed witness is incapable of expression so as to be understood by the court and …
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New Jersey Rules of Evidence Article VII. Opinions and Expert Testimony N.J.R.E. 701. Opinion Testimony of Lay Witnesses If a witness is not testifying as an expert, the witness' testimony in the form of opinions or inferences may be admitted if it: (a) …
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New Jersey Rules of Evidence Article VIII. Hearsay N.J.R.E. 801. Definitions (a) Statement. “Statement” means a person’s oral assertion, written assertion, or nonverbal conduct, if the person intended it as an assertion. (b) Declarant. “Declarant” means …
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New Jersey Rules of Evidence Article IX. Authentication and Identification N.J.R.E. 901. Requirement of Authentication or Identification To satisfy the requirement of authenticating or identifying an item of evidence, the proponent must present evidence …
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New Jersey Rules of Evidence Article X. Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs N.J.R.E. 1001. Definitions For purposes of this article the following definitions are applicable: (a) Writings. "Writings," which include recordings, are defined in …
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New Jersey Rules of Evidence Article XI - Miscellaneous Rules N.J.R.E. 1101. Applicability of Rules [Not Adopted] N.J.R.E. 1102. Amendment of Rules [Not Adopted] N.J.R.E. 1103. Title The title of these rules is the New Jersey Rules of Evidence and they …
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1 RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (Includes all amendments through those effective November 17, 2020) Table of Rules RPC 1.0 TERMINOLOGY ............................................................................................................... 3 RPC …
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NEW JERSEY OPINION Chief justice: Bail reform puts N.J. at the forefront of fairness | Opinion Posted on January 9, 2017 at 9:33 AM Star-Ledger Guest Columnist By Stuart Rabner Before signing the Bail Reform Act of 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke …
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… cjrfairness … cjrfairness Discover a variety of judicial programs, informational resources, and volunteer opportunities offered by the New Jersey Courts, including mediation, supervised visitation, and name …
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Public Safety Assessment New Jersey Risk Factor Definitions – December 2018 1 The Public Safety Assessment (PSA) is a pretrial risk assessment developed by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF). The PSA uses nine risk factors to assess the risk of …
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NEW JERSEY MANUAL ON STYLE FOR JUDICIAL OPINIONS 2017 2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL The New Jersey Manual on Style sets standards for the formatting and presentation of judicial opinions. It is divided into four sections: (1) opinion form, (2) the system of …
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APPELLATE DIVISION GUIDELINES FOR CAPTIONS AND ATTORNEY APPEARANCE SECTIONS IN MEMOS AND OPINIONS September 2022 2 PREFACE The following guidelines are designed to promote uniformity in work product among the staff of the Appellate Division. They are …
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Model Civil Jury Charges General Comments The Model Civil Jury Charge Committee is a standing committee of the New Jersey Supreme Court. The New Jersey Supreme Court does not sanction or approve the Model Civil Jury Charges before publication by the Model …
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Pretrial Release Recommendation Decision Making Framework (DMF) [November 2024] 1 Process for Identifying the Pretrial Release/Detention Recommendation Step 1: Complete the PSA to generate the FTA scale, NCA scale, and NVCA flag. Step 2: Determine if any …
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Criminal Justice Reform in New Jersey In 2017, a major change took place in New Jersey’s criminal justice system. First, cash bail is no longer the primary requirement for a defendant to be released pretrial. Second, a constitutional amendment approved by …