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- njcourts.gov… NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … statements. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court committed reversible error: by failing to grant its motion … (quoting Czar, Inc. v. Heath, 198 N.J. 195, 201 (2009)). Ultimately, the Court acknowledged that "[t]he language of …
- njcourts.gov… Argued April 1, 2025 – Decided April 14, 2025 Before Judges Gilson, Firko, and Augostini. On appeal from the … that day. On May 1, 2023, two days before the trial commenced, defendant moved to bar Sergeant Michael Gonzalez … in his merits brief, defendant states, "The 23 A-3984-22 ultimate issue at trial was whether the cocaine purportedly …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. LAQUAN A. MCCALL (19-11-0722, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Submitted December 3, 2024 – Decided March 18, 2025 Before Judges Firko and Augostini. On appeal from the Superior … bar. While outside, Harvey received a call from Tanner to come and get Melara, who was highly intoxicated and causing … prior inconsistent statement and that the jury must ultimately decide if the statement is reliable. Thus, in …
- njcourts.gov… DOCKET NO. A-0896-22 TD BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO COMMERCE BANK/NORTH AND SUCCESSOR BY ASSIGNMENT TO TD … Submitted March 13, 2024 – Decided August 1, 2024 Before Judges Accurso, Vernoia and Gummer. On appeal from the … did through the end of 2018. Bailye testified he could not ultimately continue to both pay the mortgages and maintain …
- njcourts.gov… INC., SIMPLICITY FINANCIAL MARKETING, INC. f/k/a NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … theory of liability plaintiff had not pleaded in the complaint , and plaintiff appeals from a subsequently-issued … agents who then sell it at a retail level" to the ultimate consumers. According to plaintiff, when an agent …
- njcourts.gov… Argued December 5, 2023 – Decided June 17, 2024 Before Judges Sumners, Rose and Perez Friscia. On appeal from … Borough of Seaside Park. After taking over four years to complete hearings, the Berkeley Township Planning Board … prong of this analysis is much more speculative and, ultimately, unclear. Is it a benefit for the richest, most …
- njcourts.gov… Argued January 23, 2024 – Decided July 17, 2024 Before Judges Natali and Puglisi. On appeal from the Superior … Inc. (BCI), regarding the alleged breach of a lease of a commercial property in Totowa. When defendant did not vacate … did not err in proceeding with defendant's motions and ultimately granting them. III. Plaintiffs next argue the …
- njcourts.gov… Argued May 14, 2024 – Decided July 1, 2024 Before Judges Firko and Susswein. On appeal from the Superior … upon a minor. Detective Vargas requested defendant accompany them to their office for an interview. Defendant … he was direct, disclosed what happened, and that defendant ultimately wanted to help A.C. After being interrogated for …
- njcourts.gov… Argued March 4, 2024 – Decided June 25, 2024 Before Judges Gilson, Berdote Byrne, and Bishop- Thompson. On … Jordan's home without permission. Defendant was arrested, ultimately pled guilty to third-degree theft, and was … POINT I THE DEFECTIVE VERDICT SHEET AND THE COURT'S INCOMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS PRECLUDED THE JURY FROM CONVICTING [] …
- njcourts.gov… DIVISION DOCKET NOS. A-2830-21 A-3320-21 STAVOLA ASPHALT COMPANY, INC. and STAVOLA LEASING, LLC, … CLEAR THE AIR, LLC, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … was for an asphalt manufacturing facility, and its ultimate application for a use variance was to construct a …
- njcourts.gov… NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, or the common law right of public access, mandates disclosure of an … [were] not government records." Id. at 536-37. The GRC ultimately agreed with the Board, and we affirmed. Id. at …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. KIM A. CARTER (19-02-0269, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Argued April 9, 2024 – Decided April 16, 2024 Before Judges Puglisi, Haas and Bergman. On appeal from the … MOTION AS THE PROSECUTOR DURING HIS OPENING STATEMENT COMMITTED PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT A) BY IMPROPERLY … on the jury's exclusive domain as factfinder by offering "ultimate-issue testimony" either directly or by way of …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. XAVIER EPPS (20-01-0034, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Argued May 22, 2023 – Decided April 2, 2024 Before Judges Haas and Gooden Brown. On appeal from the … motion to bar Sheehan's identification testimony. In an accompanying written opinion, the judge began by recounting … a physical altercation." According to the judge, defendant ultimately "discharged [his] weapon in [the v]ictim's …
- njcourts.gov… NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … and on a jury's request during deliberations. We further recommend that the Model Criminal Jury Charge Committee … judge." 213 N.J. at 546-47. The trial court retains the "ultimate discretion" to deny such playback requests. Id. at …
- njcourts.gov… NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … and on a jury's request during deliberations. We further recommend that the Model Criminal Jury Charge Committee … judge." 213 N.J. at 546-47. The trial court retains the "ultimate discretion" to deny such playback requests. Id. at …
- njcourts.gov… Submitted October 24, 2023 – Decided March 14, 2024 Before Judges Sumners, Rose and Perez Friscia. On appeal from … VI THE COURT ERRED WHEN IT RULED ADMISSIBLE INCULPATORY COMMENTS MADE BY . . . DEFENDANT IN RESPONSE TO THE … officer here did not express an opinion about defendant's ultimate guilt. Rather, Rodriguez's testimony regarding the …
- njcourts.gov… Argued March 6, 2024 – Decided March 21, 2024 Before Judges Firko and Vanek. On appeal from the Superior … plaintiff's experts to testify about her subjective complaints of fear; in permitting plaintiff to read the … to the case" and "is too prejudicial". The trial judge ultimately allowed the questioning, ruling that "it sounds …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. GREGORY D. PRIOR (18-08-0821, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… State's agreement to dismiss the remaining two counts and recommend an extended- term nine-year sentence to run … your deliberations, your weighing of the evidence, or your ultimate decision in this matter. 21 A-0803-20 After Young … . any seat for that matter, right? A. No. The prosecutor revisited this issue during redirect examination. The …
- njcourts.gov… Submitted December 20, 2023 – Decided February 1, 2024 Before Judges Accurso, Gummer and Walcott- Henderson. On … C. Miller's supposedly furtive movements, and failure to comply with the commands of an officer — who suddenly … [defendant], at which point it was [his] action that ultimately led to further suspicion and eventually a search, …
- njcourts.gov… PALACIOS, and LORENA VARAS, Plaintiffs-Respondents, NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … Law Division orders that denied their respective motions to compel arbitration and to dismiss the putative class action … written decisions, or reasons given for the 13 A-3346-22 ultimate conclusion." Hayes v. Delamotte, 231 N.J. 373, 387 …