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… OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3219-15T1 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ZBIGNIEW … a guilty plea. Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356, 367, 130 S. Ct. 1473, 1482, 176 L. Ed. 2d 284, 294 (2010). … consequences. Notably, Question 17 on the plea form commonly used at the time stated that the defendant "may" be …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-4099-23 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JAVAN JOHNSON, … also entered defendant's guilty plea and imposed sentence—comprehensively analyzed these issues in view of the … in lieu of a brief, the State presents a different position than the one it took before the PCR judge, conceding …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2908-20 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. NESTOR BALBI, … vehicle recording] footage cannot substitute for . . . competent evidence [by the canine handler]." Balbi, slip op. … under the same standard." State v. Hagans, 233 N.J. 30, 38 (2018). Even where a trial judge's fact-finding is …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1942-22 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. LUIS BASTIDAS, … was sworn and warned of the ramifications if he were to commit "perjury" or "false swear[]." Defendant admitted to where he lived at the time of the alleged offenses and that he touched a minor female's breast with …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3588-22 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. NICHOLAS F. … 2C:12-l(c)(2) (counts two, three, and four). On August 30, 2014, M.W.1 was driving her sister and three friends to … the presence of alprazolam, a prescription medication commonly known as Xanax, at a concentration of thirty-five …
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… OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0691-19T1 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JAMES D. RAY, … _____________________________ Argued November 30, 2020 – Decided Before Judges Fasciale and Susswein. On … 2C:43-12(b). Admission into PTI "requires a positive recommendation from the PTI director and the consent of the …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0435-21 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. EDGAR TORRES, … convictions and sentence. State v. Torres, No. A-3096-12 (App. Div. May 7, 2015). Defendant filed his first … A subsequent PCR petition must be dismissed unless it complies with Rule 3:22-12(a)(2), and pleads, on its face, …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0074-19 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. RASHAAD … the condition, requiring a different treatment regimen than he is presently receiving. From the minimal documents …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0623-18 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. INOW RAINEY, … two codefendants were arrested minutes after the crime was committed. The vehicle in which they were arrested contained … (App. Div. 2003) (quoting State v. White, 326 N.J. Super. 304, 315 (App. Div. 1999)). See also State v. Frost, 158 …
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… OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1602-15T4 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. KESAN TAYLOR, … opinion. R. 2:11-3(e)(2). We add only the following limited comments. In his written opinion, Judge Sules noted that … arbitrary and capricious sentencing of similarly situated offenders and fails to provide any guidelines to determine …
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… OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-5549-15T2 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. DEAN FRASIER, … a reasonable fact finder could find defendant guilty of the offense of resisting arrest beyond a reasonable doubt, and … as a pretty strong guy and recognized that he was bigger than [defendant], and acknowledged that if he had that …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0925-23 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. S.B., … and remanded for further proceedings. State v. S.B., 230 N.J. 62, 72 (2017). The Court held "a religious … 1, 2014, met with Sergeant Evans at police headquarters to complete the registration process, which included review of …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-4568-18 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. KALIF A. KEMP, … indictment counts would be dismissed. The State would recommend that defendant be sentenced to drug court probation … by "elop[ing] from Eva's Halfway House for Men on January 30[] of this year and never returned." He received the …
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… OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0848-18T4 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. LUIS A. PEREZ, … 2 A-0848-18T4 Defendant Luis A. Perez appeals from a July 30, 2018 order denying his petition for post-conviction … likely to prejudice the accused that it is tantamount to a complete denial of counsel as a [Wade] hearing was likely to …
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… OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1622-17T2 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JOSE PINTO, … THE TERM WITHIN THE EXTENDED TERM RANGE. Because of errors committed in excusing a deliberating juror, we are … oath to follow the law," [State v. Jenkins, 182 N.J. 112, 130 (2004)], complained of financial hardship, Williams, 171 …
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… SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3016-21 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. PAUL BEZAK, … well - reasoned oral opinion, adding the following brief comments. Although defendant argued his counsel was …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1994-18 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ABAYUBA RIVAS, … the police permission to search his apartment, vehicles, computer, and cell phone. He also agreed to provide a buccal … which he [or she] was being held." State v. Chew, 150 N.J. 30, 64 (1997) (quoting State v. Fuller, 118 N.J. 75, 82 …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2592-20 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. GARRY FLOYD, … DETERMINED THAT HE WAS BOUND BY THE PROSECUTOR'S RECOMMENDED SENTENCE EVEN THOUGH THE PROSECUTOR FAILED TO MAKE … the parties acknowledged that the plea was a Brimage offer pursuant to State v. Brimage, 153 N.J. 1, 23 (1998), …
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… COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2392-21 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF W.C., a juvenile. … limited. R. 1:36-3. 2 A-2392-21 juvenile, outside a housing complex in Jersey City. Having considered the record in … The State presented the testimony of Jersey City Police Officer Jesse O'Brien, a six-and-one-half-year veteran of …
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… OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3403-16T2 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. FRANK SMITH, … 2006, defendant was charged with fifteen counts of criminal offenses, the most serious being first-degree robbery. By … petition for certification, 217 N.J. 588 (2014). In complying with our mandate, the trial judge resentenced …