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… sexual assault. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the State recommended dismissal of the remaining four charges and a … and well supported by the record. We add only the following comments. In cases where the PCR court does not conduct an … that (i) counsel's assistance was not 'within the range of competence demanded of attorneys in criminal cases'; and …
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… appeals from an order of summary judgment dismissing her complaint for malicious prosecution and violation of her … filed a timely notice of tort claim, but did not file her complaint until May 20, 2015, more than two years after her … the record convinces us that none of these arguments is of sufficient merit to warrant discussion in a written opinion. …
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… AS TO THE THIRD PRONG OF N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.1(a) AND COMMITTED REVERSIBLE ERROR BY FINDING THAT THE MINIMAL … are not supported by the evidence and are without sufficient merit to warrant discussion in a written opinion. … affirm for the reasons stated by Judge David B. Katz in his comprehensive eighty-one page oral opinion issued on June 5, …
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… thorough written opinion. I. Defendant lived in a townhouse complex. In 2010, a jury convicted him of fourth-degree stalking of the manager of the complex, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-10(b). He was sentenced to two years … the State presented testimony from three witnesses: the complex's manager, another resident of the townhouse …
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… expressed in Judge Robert A. Kirsch's thoughtful and comprehensive oral opinion. We add the following brief comments. A Union County Grand Jury returned Indictment … principles, we are satisfied defendant's argument lacks sufficient merit to warrant further discussion in a written …
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… Livingston Police Department, and Officer Walter Writt. His complaint alleged he was wrongfully arrested for a violation … Williams, the municipal court judge, as a result of the complainant's allegation of a violation of the TRO's … of contact. Writt requested that the court review the complaint for probable cause regarding J.W.'s alleged …
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… COTO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CUNNINGHAM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC, RAYS DRYWALL, LLC, JB INSULATION AND DRYWALL, … Coto appeals from a March 29, 2019 order dismissing his complaint with prejudice against defendant Costello & … on a construction site. In February 2017, plaintiff filed a complaint against defendant Cunningham Construction Company, …
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… IN THE MATTER OF THE EXPUNGEMENT OF THE INVOLUNTARY CIVIL COMMITMENT RECORDS OF T.B. ____________________________ … to expunge records pertaining to his involuntary civil commitment in the Ancora Psychiatric Hospital (Ancora). We … on her negative assessment of T.B.'s credibility and the insufficient evidence surrounding the incident leading to …
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… In responding to the officer's inquiry as to where he had come from, defendant pointed in a westerly direction and … after parking in the lot. The judge concluded there was sufficient circumstantial evidence to demonstrate defendant … legal conclusions. Manalapan Realty, L.P. v. Twp. Comm. of Manalapan, 140 N.J. 366, 378 (1995). Defendant …
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… defendant pleaded guilty to second-degree conspiracy to commit kidnapping, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2(a)(2), and first-degree … and without merit. Defendant appeals, arguing in three points that he was "entitled to an evidentiary hearing," … erred by finding the PCR petition untimely. We find insufficient merit in these arguments to warrant further …
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… Armed with this information, the Division filed a verified complaint and an order to show cause (OTSC) in the Family Part. The Division sought an order compelling defendant to: (1) undergo a substance abuse … the reasons for its ruling[.]" Defendant's arguments lack sufficient merit to warrant discussion in a written opinion. …
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… thorough and well-reasoned written opinion. We add these comments. University is the owner of property in the Borough … constructed by University. Most of the buildings were completed as of October 1, 2007. A certificate of occupancy … assessing zero dollars for an improvement cannot be remedied through the omitted assessment procedure); Inwood …
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… defendant into giving his statement by that purported communication. We discern the pertinent facts from the … that defendant said yes, but told him he felt more comfortable speaking in Spanish. Detective Kowsaluk then … to suppress "so long as those findings are supported by sufficient credible evidence in the record." State v. …
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… BALACUIT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWER NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent. … summary judgment to defendant Tower National Insurance Company (Tower). At all relevant times, Tower NOT FOR … expressly excluded in the insured's policy." Plaintiff then commenced this action. After discovery, Tower filed the …
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… need not be repeated here. A.V., supra, slip op. at 2-11. Suffice to say we affirmed the trial court's dismissal of plaintiff's complaint against all defendants, including Grodeck. In his complaint, plaintiff alleged defendants violated his civil …
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… and raises the following argument: POINT I THE TRIAL COURT COMMITTED REVERSIBLE ERROR IN DENYING [DEFENDANT] A HEARING … decision so long as those findings are supported by sufficient credible evidence in the record." State v. Gamble, …
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… UPON THE STATE'S UNSUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATIONS INSTEAD OF SUFFICIENT CREDIBLE EVIDENCE IN THE RECORD, THIS MATTER MUST … N.J. 236, 240 (1995)). Admission into PTI is "based on a recommendation by the criminal division manager, as Director … it must further be shown that the prosecutorial error complained of will clearly subvert the goals underlying …
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… SABO, her husband, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC., and J. FLETCHER CREAMER & SON, … INC., a/k/a VERIZON FIOS, PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY, a/k/a PSE&G, INC., PASSAIC COUNTY SHERIFF'S … Peter S. Cuddihy argued the cause for respondent Millennium Communications Group Inc. (Margolis Edelstein, attorneys; …
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… issue. In recent years, leaders in the New Jersey legal community have worked together to develop a series of … of this Judicial Conference. I want to make clear that I come to this Conference with an open mind, ready to listen … but to help frame our discussion today and in the coming months. Federal and state courts have long held that …
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… defendant claimed trial counsel failed to "investigate, communicate, prepare or explain . . . trial strategy . . . … of" the deputy medical examiner about "stippling" marks, or communicate defendant's "wishes for a negotiated plea … of the record that defendant's arguments "are without sufficient merit to warrant discussion in a written …