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… Submitted November 18, 2020 – Decided Before Judges Alvarez and Geiger. On appeal from the Superior … eligible, but legally ineligible as a danger to the community. After the Drug 3 A-0116-19T1 Court's initial … and the pending charges established he was a danger to the community if sentenced to Drug Court. The judge then …
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… Submitted January 4, 2021 – Decided Before Judges Fasciale and Mayer. On appeal from the Superior … improperly bolstered by its expert witness; "the prosecutor committed misconduct in vouching for the credibility of a … on White I, the PCR judge determined any inappropriate comments regarding the credibility of a testifying co- …
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… Submitted January 19, 2021 – Decided Before Judges Messano and Hoffman. On appeal from the Superior … Indictment No. 17-10-2846. Joseph S. Scura, attorney for appellant. Theodore N. Stephens II, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Hannah F. Kurt, Special Deputy Attorney …
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… Submitted May 17, 2021 – Decided May 28, 2021 Before Judges Fasciale and Mayer. On appeal from the Superior … a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome." Id. at 694. "[I]f counsel's performance has been so … namely a projectile found inside a wood beam. Defendant points to no additional evidence outside of this record …
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… Submitted April 13, 2021 – Decided May 19, 2021 Before Judges Gilson and Moynihan. On appeal from the Superior … seized during the execution of the search warrant and to compel the disclosure of the CI's identity. The trial court … hearing in the trial court. Instead, defendant moved to compel the disclosure of the CI's identity. We generally …
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… Defendant-Appellant. Submitted October 24, 2019 – Decided Before Judges Alvarez and Suter. On appeal from the Superior … in accord with a plea bargain, the judge must find a "'compelling reason' for the 3 A-0364-18T4 sentence … oral argument on the PCR petition, defendant's attorney commented that defendant was scheduled to be paroled in …
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… Submitted February 26, 2019 – Decided Before Judges Fisher and Hoffman. On appeal from Superior … The officer allowed that and returned to his own vehicle's computer to verify 3 A-4282-16T1 Gelin's identity; as he did … bills and a debit card bearing defendant's and a music company's names. Defendant advised that he put the money and …
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… Submitted January 28, 2019 – Decided Before Judges Sabatino and Haas. On appeal from Superior Court … N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2(c). In turn, the State agreed to recommend that defendant be sentenced in the reduced range of … brief on the present appeal, defendant raises the following points: POINT I THE PCR COURT ERRED IN DENYING DEFENDANT'S …
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… Argued June 19, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Fisher and Fasciale. On appeal from Superior … including a minor traffic offense, has been or is being committed." State v. Amelio, 197 N.J. 207, 211 (2008) … without any reasonable suspicion that the motorist has committed a crime or other unlawful act." State v. …
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… Submitted November 13, 2019 – Decided Before Judges Fisher and Accurso. On appeal from the Superior … plaintiff underwent hip surgery. When his physician recommended he not drive the leased vehicle, plaintiff … for dismissal, and plaintiff appeals, arguing in three points that the motion judge: erroneously applied Rule …
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… Argued November 13, 2018 – Decided Before Judges Haas and Sumners. On appeal from Superior Court … in my life." Defendant asked that a police supervisor come to the scene, and defendant later went to the police station to file a complaint against Officer Stewart. However, defendant never …
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… Submitted April 19, 2018 – Decided Before Judges Haas and Gooden Brown. On appeal from Superior … July 8, 2016 order dismissing his legal malpractice complaint against defendant for failure to file an affidavit … sustained in jail. Plaintiff also filed a legal malpractice complaint against defendant in the district court. That …
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… Submitted October 10, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Ostrer and Whipple. On appeal from Superior … his attorney pursued a "bizarre" trial strategy; did not communicate with him about the strategy before trial; and … gave him cash to purchase guns, a task defendant never completed. Notably, defendant was not charged with …
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… Argued May 23, 2018 – Decided June 25, 2018 Before Judges Koblitz, Manahan and Suter. NOT FOR PUBLICATION … is limited. R. 1:36-3. 2 A-1572-16T3 On appeal from the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education, … Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney for respondent Commissioner of Education (Lori Prapas, Deputy Attorney …
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… Submitted June 4, 2018 – Decided Before Judges Sabatino and Firko. On appeal from Superior … of voluntary intoxication. We rejected both of those points. State v. Adams, No. A-0727-11, slip op. at 5-11. In … 14, 2017 oral opinion. We only add a few amplifying comments. We fully agree with Judge Rosero that the victim's …
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… Submitted May 16, 2018 – Decided June 6, 2018 Before Judges Koblitz and Suter. On appeal from Superior Court … No. 10-01-0022. Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer, PA, attorneys for appellant (Darren M. Gelber, of counsel and on the … mind." Defendant claimed that the victim wanted to commit suicide due to her addiction and he killed her …
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… Submitted December 13, 2022 – Decided February 16, 2023 Before Judges Susswein and Fisher. NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT … temporary restraining order (TRO) against her.2 The cross-complaints were tried together in a single hearing before … The judge rendered an oral decision, concluding that C.R. committed the predicate act of assault and that an immediate …
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… Submitted February 5, 2024 – Decided February 29, 2024 Before Judges Sabatino and Mawla. On appeal from the Superior … appeals from the trial court's August 31, 2022 order and accompanying written opinion denying his petition for post- … State charged defendant in Accusation No. 19-04-00294 with committing a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)(5)(g). …
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… Submitted December 11, 2023 – Decided January 22, 2024 Before Judges Gilson and Bishop-Thompson. On appeal from the … in those arguments, we affirm. I. On November 8, 2011, Eric Freeman and Aaron Bray were walking on a street in Asbury … in a bun on the back of his head. As that man got closer to Freeman and Bray, he pulled out a handgun and shot Freeman …
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… Submitted February 6, 2024 – Decided February 13, 2024 Before Judges Haas and Gooden Brown. On appeal from the … Jennifer Nicole Sellitti, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Richard Sparaco, Designated Counsel, on the … Division, after providing a full analysis of the facts compared to the four elements to passion/provocation …