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… sexual assault. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the State recommended dismissal of the remaining four charges and a … the plea hearing, defendant testified that he was pleading freely, voluntarily, and intelligently. He also testified … COUNSEL, RESULTING IN A GUILTY PLEA WHICH HAD NOT BEEN FREELY, KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY ENTERED. Having considered …
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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 … and fifty-six affirmative defenses, among them that the complaint was barred by the applicable statute of …
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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 … affirm for the reasons stated by Judge David B. Katz in his comprehensive eighty-one page oral opinion issued on June 5, 2017. We add only the following brief comments. Luke suffers from schizophrenia, which causes …
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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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… 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 … psychiatric evaluation, which resulted in his three-week commitment at Ancora. After his discharge, T.B. voluntary …
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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 … legal conclusions. Manalapan Realty, L.P. v. Twp. Comm. of Manalapan, 140 N.J. 366, 378 (1995). Defendant … otherwise. To the contrary, he informed the officer he had come 6 A-1320-18T3 from a friend's house. There also was no …
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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," … written opinion. R. 2:11-3(e)(2). We add only the following comments. 3 A-0097-18T2 In his PCR petition, defendant …
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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 … on short notice seeking to dismiss the Division's verified complaint and OTSC. The Law Guardian supported the …
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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 … of University's ten buildings in 2007. In 2008, University completed construction of the last four buildings. For …
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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 … Spanish. Detective Carrasquillo testified that he did not communicate with defendant outside the interview room. 1 …
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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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… 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 … In his motion seeking the dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, Grodeck requested counsel fees in the event the …
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… and raises the following argument: POINT I THE TRIAL COURT COMMITTED REVERSIBLE ERROR IN DENYING [DEFENDANT] A HEARING …
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… 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 … petition by order dated August 4, 2016. The judge issued a comprehensive, fifteen- page written decision setting forth …
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… for post-conviction relief (PCR), defendant moved to compel production of the entire video of the wedding day and … appeals from a January 25, 2019 order denying his motion to compel. We affirm. A jury convicted defendant of … Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, and the common law seeking to compel the production of the video and …