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… judgment of conviction, focusing on a December 20, 2017 order denying his motion to suppress evidence. We affirm. … minivan, Captain Rizzo recognized an odor of raw marijuana coming from the passenger side of the car. When Rizzo started speaking to …
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… appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Passaic County, Indictment No. 13-12-1177. Joseph E. … to defendant's guilty plea, the court conducted a three-day competency hearing. The court determined defendant was … There is no doubt that he is functioning in the borderline to mild mental retardation range." The court …
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… testified at the hearing in March 2018. Defense counsel had passed away prior to the proceeding. 5 A-2657-18T1 In an … offered or how their testimony could have affected the outcome of the case. The court stated that defendant's … our Supreme Court in State v. Fritz, 105 N.J. 42 (1987). In order to prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of …
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… Calvin Little appeals from the July 21, 2015 Law Division order denying his petition for post-conviction relief … plea, the parties had not reached an agreement on the recommended length of the sentence. The State sought a … The United States Supreme Court has extended these principles to a criminal defense attorney's representation of an …
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… Heredia called her and told her to expect a "lawyer" to come to her house to turn over money for his appeal. She was … gave defendant the names of two lawyers, which defendant passed on to his mother. Heredia told defendant he would … to him and two others payable to his mother, which he deposited in his Wells Fargo account. He testified he later gave …
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… trial court based on juror #11's testimony "concerning the communications between Patitucci and juror #11, the effect … and, so, it doesn't surprise me to find . . . he has passed away." The trial court added from its recollection of … defendant had failed to show the trial court had to order a new trial. Ridgeway, slip op. at 11- 1 Defendant …
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… CI had worked with the Jersey City Police Department in the past and had provided reliable information, leading to … his firearm, and instructed defendant to stop. Defendant complied and immediately raised his hands in the air. … REQUEST FOR AN ADJOURNMENT OF THE INITIAL TRIAL DATE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN COUNSEL OF HIS CHOOSING WAS IMPROPERLY …
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… N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(a). Each count alleged conduct committed against a different child. The conduct occurred during defendant's employment as a music teacher and was similar in nature. While measuring students for … v. Perez, 220 N.J. 423, 438 (2015) (citation omitted). In order for a criminal or penal law to be ex post facto, two …
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… Ludji G. Desroches appeals from a September 30, 2016 order denying his petition for post-conviction relief (PCR) … Defendant then informed the court he read, reviewed, completed, and signed the plea form. The form corroborated … review. A PCR court need not grant an evidentiary hearing unless "a defendant has presented a prima facie [case] in …
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… Derrick Odom appeals from a January 27, 2017 Law Division order denying his petition for post-conviction relief NOT … from the store when an unknown man entered her apartment complex behind her. The man demanded S.L. hand over her … failure to object to Officer Frattini's testimony was harmless error. Specifically, he asserts S.L. testified her …
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… February 22, 2017, a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agent1 passed on a tip from a confidential informant (CI). The CI … was known to travel in a vehicle containing hidden compartments. Cullen further testified he was advised the CI … occurred" and that it could have obtained a conviction in order for the stop to be lawful. Locurto, 157 N.J. at 470. …
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… GEORGE BELLO, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. STATE FARM INDEMNITY COMPANY, d/b/a STATE FARM, Defendant-Appellant. … Farm now appeals from the January 24, 2020 Law Division order denying its motion to set aside the verdict, … the Lexus driver. Both unknown drivers stopped their vehicles suddenly while traveling on Route 495 at or near an on- …
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… Jersey State Parole Board (Board) revoking his parole and ordering him to serve eighteen months in state prison for … or persistent to warrant revocation. The hearing officer recommended that Bunch be continued on PSL status subject to … Bd., 62 N.J. 348, 359 (1973)). Additionally, the relaxed rules of evidence governing an administrative hearing apply to …
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… Defendant appeals from a February 18, 2020 Law Division order denying his motion to withdraw two … defendant's arguments at length. We add the following comments. Rule 7:6-2(b) provides "[a] motion to withdraw a … v. Mitchell, 126 N.J. 565, 575 (acknowledging "[a]s time passes after conviction, the difficulties associated with a …
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… oral argument before the PCR judge and the PCR judge's comprehensive written opinion. 4 A-4591-19 makes patients … PCR petition. In a written opinion accompanying his order, Judge Ironson appropriately set forth the two-prong … did not render deficient performance. Judge Ironson nevertheless considered the second prong of Strickland/Fritz, namely …
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… R. 1:36-3. 2 A-5407-18 Piszczatoski1 (plaintiffs) – commenced this action against the fifth, Maureen Lyon … desire to disinherit plaintiffs.2 On the return date of an order to show cause, the judge denied plaintiffs' requests … also fail to appreciate the governing legal principles the judge correctly applied when rejecting plaintiffs' …
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… ADDERLEY, SHEREFER K. ARRINGTON, STATE FARM INDEMNITY COMPANY, AND LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, … occupants in the car. Rodnea Coleman, who was in the front passenger seat, fractured her left arm in the collision. … in this case. In a written letter-opinion attached to the order of judgment, the trial judge found that "Sherefer …
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… active work search or sufficient availability for work in order to maintain her eligibility for benefits. Moore … that an individual is not eligible for unemployment compensation unless the individual "is able to work, and is available for …
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… 2018 2 A-1379-17T3 Plaintiff Farida Akram appeals from an order denying her motion for a new trial. In that motion, … in support of her case. Plaintiff argued the improper comments by defense counsel during closing argument misled … the complete record so I'm not sure whether or not the [passage read to the jury] might have been part of the …
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… FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP ETHICS BOARD (SOMERSET COUNTY) IN FTEB COMPLAINT #11-01. _____________________________ Argued … of the Pub. Emps. Ret. Sys., 170 N.J. 439, 446 (2002)). In order to have standing, a party must have "a sufficient … litigation," and "a substantial likelihood of some harm visited upon the plaintiff in the event of an unfavorable …