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- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. LIONEL D. BROWN (09-08-0689, ATLANTIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Charged with murder and weapons offenses, Lionel Brown pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter of an alleged gang member. In accord with his plea agreement, he received a twenty- year sentence, subject … jacket and stashed the weapon before discarding it. At his plea hearing, Brown stated 4 A-0629-14T3 that he shot twice …
- A-0349-18T3 Opinionnjcourts.gov… defendant states resulted in him rejecting a favorable plea offer. We affirm. We derive the facts from our prior … [Se.F.'s] recorded statement, the State had tendered a plea offer to defendant and his attorney. The assistant … defendant and he confirmed that he had rejected the plea offer. [Id., slip op. at 6.] Se.F. testified outside …
- A-2992-16T1 Opinionnjcourts.gov… to: (1) inform him of the details of the State's last plea offer; (2) obtain a log book from a hospital where he … prejudiced his defense. 3. Advice Regarding The State's Plea Offer Defendant claims his trial attorney was deficient … he did not advise him adequately concerning the State's plea offer. Defendant alleges that prior to going to trial, …
- A-4116-18 Opinionnjcourts.gov… for post-conviction relief (PCR). Defendant argues his plea counsel rendered ineffective assistance at the … an agreement with the State in which defendant agreed to plead guilty to the first-degree armed robbery charged in … 2013, defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered guilty pleas in accordance with the negotiated agreement. Defendant …
- A-0629-14T3 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Charged with murder and weapons offenses, Lionel Brown pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter of an alleged gang member. In accord with his plea agreement, he received a twenty- year sentence, subject … jacket and stashed the weapon before discarding it. At his plea hearing, Brown stated 4 A-0629-14T3 that he shot twice …
- A-0147-16T3 Opinionnjcourts.gov… to represent him. Defendant stated that he would "rather plead guilty on my own than to have this man represent me" … an attorney. Noting that defendant previously turned down a plea offer, signed a form acknowledging the trial date, and … adjournment request. Defendant thereafter entered a guilty plea to all counts of Indictment No. 01-04-0433 without a …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. LARRY AUSTIN (11-03-0410, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… suppress evidence. Defendant entered a negotiated agreement pleading guilty to the first-degree crimes of aggravated … and two counts of first-degree robbery. As a part of his plea, defendant admitted that on September 4, 2010, he … APPEARS TO BE BEYOND THE UPPER LIMIT OF THE TERMS OF THE PLEA BARGAIN; IT IS ALSO MANIFESTLY EXCESSIVE, THEREBY …
- A-5132-14T4 Opinionnjcourts.gov… suppress evidence. Defendant entered a negotiated agreement pleading guilty to the first-degree crimes of aggravated … and two counts of first-degree robbery. As a part of his plea, defendant admitted that on September 4, 2010, he … APPEARS TO BE BEYOND THE UPPER LIMIT OF THE TERMS OF THE PLEA BARGAIN; IT IS ALSO MANIFESTLY EXCESSIVE, THEREBY …
- njcourts.gov… judge erred in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea; failing to appoint him a new attorney; admitting his … are set forth at length in L.W. I. 3 A-0054-21 him into pleading guilty were procedurally barred under Rule 3:22-5 … himself, filed a second motion to vacate his guilty plea and a motion for judgment of acquittal. On July 7, …
- njcourts.gov… different counsel, defendant moved to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming he was pressured to plead guilty by predecessor counsel, and he was innocent of … to review discovery and knew its contents prior to pleading guilty. After considering the factors outlined by …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. STEVEN PARKEY (11-03-0354, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… of parole ineligibility, in accordance with defendant's plea agreement. During defendant's trial, the judge … "errors concerning [the] Sands hearing led [him] to take a plea he otherwise would not have taken." He also contended … (2009), he argued that he should be allowed to withdraw his plea. On August 24, 2016, the PCR judge, who was also the …
- Graves Act - Guidelines for Downgrades and Dismissals; Strict Enforcement of Mandatory Minimum Custodial Terms for Offenses Involving Firearms Administrative Directivesnjcourts.gov › attorneys › administrative directives… guidelines as to when a judge may approve a negotiated plea, which involves dismissal of an offense carrying a … under which a trial judge may accept a negotiated plea involving a dismissal of an offense carrying a … Callaghan, Assistant Director for Criminal Practice, by email at Sue.Callaghan@njcourts.gov or by phone at …
- A-1130-16T2 Opinionnjcourts.gov… different counsel, defendant moved to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming he was pressured to plead guilty by predecessor counsel, and he was innocent of … to review discovery and knew its contents prior to pleading guilty. After considering the factors outlined by …
- A-0054-21 Opinionnjcourts.gov… judge erred in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea; failing to appoint him a new attorney; admitting his … are set forth at length in L.W. I. 3 A-0054-21 him into pleading guilty were procedurally barred under Rule 3:22-5 … himself, filed a second motion to vacate his guilty plea and a motion for judgment of acquittal. On July 7, …
- A-0332-16T4 Opinionnjcourts.gov… of parole ineligibility, in accordance with defendant's plea agreement. During defendant's trial, the judge … "errors concerning [the] Sands hearing led [him] to take a plea he otherwise would not have taken." He also contended … (2009), he argued that he should be allowed to withdraw his plea. On August 24, 2016, the PCR judge, who was also the …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. JARED A. HENRY (12-02-0460, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… by, Judge Rochelle Gizinski, in accordance with the plea agreement. He did not file a direct appeal from his … defendant filed defendant's first PCR petition, alleging plea counsel misinformed defendant about the consequences of … PCR denial. In 2018, defendant moved to withdraw his guilty plea, alleging his JOC was invalid. However, several months …
- njcourts.gov… PREVENTED DEFENDANT FROM KNOWINGLY PARTICIPATING IN THE PLEA-BARGAINING PROCESS OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.2 A. … Assistance of Counsel for Counsel's Misadvice to Reject a Plea Offer because the State would be Unable to Establish … argument that trial counsel misadvised him about his plea is a bald assertion unsupported 6 A-1794-20 by any …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. IVON MACAYZA (MA-13-21, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… warranted vacating her conviction, setting aside her guilty plea, or remanding for a trial. We affirm. I. Defendant was … other charges were dismissed. At the time she entered her plea of guilty on the record it appears she was represented … ruled on the PCR he noted that the terms of the guilty plea were acknowledged by defendant on the record and that …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DARVIN CANNON (14-02-0107, CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… of counsel. He claimed his counsel advised him to plead guilty although he wanted to go to trial. He also … not complete investigation of the case. He contended the plea was not entered knowingly and voluntarily. Defendant … the robbery. He argued his trial counsel insisted that he plead guilty and accept the fifteen-year sentence. He …
- A-2391-16T3 Opinionnjcourts.gov… of counsel. He claimed his counsel advised him to plead guilty although he wanted to go to trial. He also … not complete investigation of the case. He contended the plea was not entered knowingly and voluntarily. Defendant … the robbery. He argued his trial counsel insisted that he plead guilty and accept the fifteen-year sentence. He …