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… Submitted March 29, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Manahan and Lisa. On appeal from Superior Court … and fourth-degree credit card theft. The State would not recommend any particular sentence,1 but would agree to a … extensive plea colloquy to assure defendant's 1 This plea, coming after the pretrial conference, was subject to a plea …
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… and GEORGE DEVANNEY, Individually and as former County Manager, Defendant-Respondent/ … of Union County (the County) since 1986, filed a verified complaint in lieu of prerogative writ against the County and … Jersey Constitution.1 He appeals from the dismissal of his complaint.2 We affirm. I. Plaintiff, a Democrat, described …
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… Submitted February 13, 2018 – Decided Before Judges Yannotti and Carroll. On appeal from Superior … Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. On direct appeal, among other points, defendant argued that the trial court erred by … by order dated March 21, 2016. Judge Stuart Peim2 issued a comprehensive twenty- two page written opinion that …
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… Submitted September 20, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Fuentes, Koblitz, and Suter. On appeal from … 2C:39-5(b) (count two); second-degree possession of a community gun while engaged in criminal activity, N.J.S.A. … (count three); second-degree possession of a firearm while committing a drug offense, N.J.S.A. 2C-39-4.1(a) (count …
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… Submitted October 17, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Reisner and Gilson. On appeal from Superior … A POTENTIAL MISUNDERSTANDING OF BOTH CONSPIRACY AND ACCOMPLICE LIABILITY – PARTICULARLY THE NOTION OF "MERE … a cell phone when arrested. Information obtained through a communications data warrant revealed phone calls between …
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… Defendant-Appellant. Submitted December 5, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Yannotti and Carroll. On appeal from Superior … that records obtained from Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) reflected that one account holder paid the … available to the officers at the time. While [defendant] points to evidence suggesting that the residence could be …
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… Submitted October 24, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Sumners and Moynihan. On appeal from Superior … N.J.S.A. 2C:44-1e (JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION [AND] ORDER FOR COMMITMENT DATED OCTOBER 2, 2015). POINT II THE TRIAL COURT … . contained in the indictment, in return for the State's recommendation that he be sentenced as a 2 The Graves Act, …
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… Submitted October 15, 2019 – Decided Before Judges Sumners and Natali. On appeal from the Superior … stop, the police seized three kilos of heroin hidden in a compartment installed underneath defendant's car. Defendant … appeal followed. On appeal, defendant raises the following points: POINT I THE POST-CONVICTION RELIEF COURT ERRED IN …
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… Submitted October 23, 2019 — Decided Before Judges Gooden Brown and Mawla. On appeal from the … the standard of review and renumbered the remaining points accordingly. 4 A-0826-18T4 SUFFICIENTLY PROVIDES A … the mandatory nature of the test in such a way as to impel compliance with the test." This appeal followed. "On this …
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… Submitted December 4, 2018 – Decided Before Judges Suter and Geiger. On appeal from Superior Court … were missing from his apartment. Castro paid $600 for the computer. He rented out a room in his apartment to Raymon … (Michelle), defendant's sister. 1 Gonzalez was suspected of committing the theft, but he denied taking the laptop when …
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… Defendant-Appellant. Submitted October 24, 2018 – Decided Before Judges Koblitz and Currier. On appeal from Superior … from the Office of the Public Defender. After defendant complained, the Office reassigned his case to a private pool … believe to be witness availability issues and inappropriate comments made during his colloquy with the grand jury. He …
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… DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-5355-16T5 IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF D.S., SVP-749-16. Submitted January 28, 2019 – Decided Before Judges Fasciale and Rose. On appeal from Superior Court … D.S. appeals from a December 22, 2016 Law Division order, committing him to the Special Treatment Unit (STU), the …
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… Argued September 12, 2018 – Decided Before Judges Yannotti and Gilson. On appeal from Superior … they have three children. In July 2014, plaintiff filed a complaint for divorce. Defendant responded with an answer … is distinguishable from the procedure of this case. He points to the fact that Hogoboom dealt with a post-judgment …
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… Argued September 16, 2019 – Decided NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … these two appeals that have been consolidated due to their common issues, petitioners Jason Fairchild and William … who enrolled thereafter is incorrect." They also rely on a newspaper article, which was written contemporaneously with …
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… Submitted October 31, 2018 – Decided Before Judges Fuentes and Accurso. On appeal from Superior … discretionary extended term, N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a), and to recommend five-year sentences to be served concurrently in the … he spent at least five months in in-patient drug treatment. Commenting that defendant had been "in the wind" for a year, …
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… Submitted October 17, 2018 – Decided Before Judges Ostrer and Mayer. NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT … and antisocial personality disorder. Defendant failed to complete the services offered through the Division. As a … change his mind. The judge found defendant was "alert" and "comprehend[ed] everything that's been discussed." The judge …
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… Submitted April 18, 2018 – Decided Before Judges Alvarez and Nugent. On appeal from Superior … and spoke to her mother. Her mother asked the victim to accompany her somewhere. The victim initially said she would … Counsel believed she would be able to "score those points" relating to the victim's cell phone usage without …
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… Submitted April 17, 2018 – Decided Before Judges Fisher and Fasciale. On appeal from Superior … application concluding he was a significant threat to the community. Without making any findings about whether … defendant into drug court would result in a "danger to the community," the judge entered the order subject to …
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… Submitted November 6, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Messano and O'Connor. On appeal from the New … before the two-member panel. The three-member panel commented upon the two-member panel's efforts to ascertain whether appellant had any insight into why he committed the murder, so the two-member panel could assess …
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… Submitted February 26, 2018 – Decided Before Judges O'Connor and Vernoia. On appeal from Superior … first-degree aggravated sexual assault in the course of committing a robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2(a)(3); second-degree … assault, for which defendant was serving a sentence of community supervision for life, the judge granted the …