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… that there is a substantial likelihood that [Acoli] will commit a crime if placed on parole.” On May 2, 1973, Acoli … thirty years. Under the law that controlled the crimes he committed in 1973, Acoli first became eligible for parole in … Dr. Goorwitz found “NO psychological contraindications to granting parole.” She concluded that “it is time to …
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… April 19, 2013, when pre-school teachers at the Livingston Community Center observed a man dressed in camouflage, … officer involved in a training exercise. Meade went to the Community Center during or in the aftermath of the incident. … “to appease the sexist male Police Chief.” The trial court granted Livingston’s motion for summary judgment, finding …
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… coverage, pension benefits, and services. In an amended complaint, plaintiff added claims against the Medical … Div. 1977)], regarding successor liability.” 2 The court granted each defendant’s application, stating that “the … cases in light of the Legislature’s enactment of the Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1 to -5.8. …
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… rulings as to the disputed testimony at trial. The Court granted certification, 245 N.J. 466 (2021), limited to … to the United States Constitution and this state’s common law, now embodied in statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:84A-19, and … persons suspected or accused of crime contains inherently compelling pressures.” Ibid. Hence, where an “individual …
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… surveillance, a sergeant heard a very loud metallic bang coming from the backyard of 81 Browertown and, almost … others.” 465 N.J. Super. 65, 78 (App. Div. 2020). The Court granted certification. 245 N.J. 466 (2021). Terres: On … Petrosky and Sergeant Koller of the Prosecutor’s Office, accompanied by Trooper Hershey and Trooper Smith, went to the …
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… surveillance, a sergeant heard a very loud metallic bang coming from the backyard of 81 Browertown and, almost … others.” 465 N.J. Super. 65, 78 (App. Div. 2020). The Court granted certification. 245 N.J. 466 (2021). Terres: On … Petrosky and Sergeant Koller of the Prosecutor’s Office, accompanied by Trooper Hershey and Trooper Smith, went to the …
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… to establish the identification of the actor by means of comparison to the physical evidence.” (emphasis added). The … In 2002, the Lab entered the DNA profile into CODIS, the Combined DNA Index System, which is a national DNA database … run in 2016 when the State received a DNA match. The Court granted defendant’s petition for certification. 245 N.J. 457 …
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… son, and she urged caution in handling the dog. Defendant completed an intake form that was displayed outside the … that the facility was very busy and “only had one accommodation for the dogs, so in order to separate them … for absolute liability and negligence. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment, relying on …
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… These consolidated appeals test that principle through a common legal issue: whether a trial judge can consider at … which the Appellate Division affirmed on appeal. The Court granted Melvin’s petition for certification, “limited to the … Paden-Battle on the charges of kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and felony murder, and acquitted Paden- …
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… concern about tainting the jury and added, “I think coming to court for jury service no one expects they are … trial. 462 N.J. Super. 537, 563 (App. Div. 2020). The Court granted certification. 244 N.J. 170 (2020). HELD: *Courts, … the help of experts, interested stakeholders, the legal community, and members of the public -- and consider …
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… approval for disability retirement.” Pritchett filed a complaint alleging the State violated the New Jersey Law … Against Discrimination (LAD). The jury awarded Pritchett compensatory damages in excess of $1.8 million and punitive … of LAD punitive damages against public entities. The Court granted certification. 244 N.J. 154 (2020). 2 HELD: As the …
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… may not have been summarized. New Jersey Republican State Committee v. Philip D. Murphy (A-82-19) (084731) Argued … a whole, and the Framers’ intent, thus avoiding absurd outcomes that would, for example, allow the State to borrow … Bond Act violated the Debt Limitation Clause, and the Court granted direct certification the next day, ___ N.J. ___ …
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… should have been suppressed. Id. at 199-200. The Court granted certification. 241 N.J. 498 (2020); 241 N.J. 501 … plates, which do not contain the phrase “Garden State.” A companion statute to section 33 addresses groups that supply … Reading the statute in that way avoids absurd results and comports with the view that the Legislature “writes motor- …
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… should have been suppressed. Id. at 199-200. The Court granted certification. 241 N.J. 498 (2020); 241 N.J. 501 … plates, which do not contain the phrase “Garden State.” A companion statute to section 33 addresses groups that supply … Reading the statute in that way avoids absurd results and comports with the view that the Legislature “writes motor- …
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… or court-appointed special masters would decide whether to grant release or a furlough in individual cases. Two days … to expedite its consideration of inmates for parole and the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections (DOC) to … furlough received a two-sentence form letter from the Commissioner that notified them of the outcome but did not …
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… this appeal, the Court considers whether the prosecutor’s comments and use of a particular PowerPoint slide in her … nor did he verbally threaten violence if Cervantes did not comply with his request. Defendant then walked out of the … The Appellate Division affirmed the conviction. The Court granted certification limited to that issue. 241 N.J. 9 …
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… These consolidated appeals test that principle through a common legal issue: whether a trial judge can consider at … which the Appellate Division affirmed on appeal. The Court granted Melvin’s petition for certification, “limited to the … Paden-Battle on the charges of kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and felony murder, and acquitted Paden- …
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… the heightened duty-of-care standard governing private common carriers applies to public common carriers such as defendant New Jersey Transit … be allocated to the bottle thrower. Id. at 242. The Court granted defendants’ petition for certification “limited to …
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… the jury that the State would present as a witness Greene’s grandmother, to whom he allegedly confessed his guilt in the … court issued a written opinion, stating that Smith would be compelled to testify at trial and that if she refused to … implicate Lewis. Additionally, the State presented a more compelling case against Lewis, which included DNA evidence …
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… 455 N.J. Super. 492, 506-07 (App. Div. 2018). The Court granted certification. 236 N.J. 602 (2019). HELD: The … to waive them. Because A.A.’s inadmissible statements comprised a substantial part of the proofs against him, a … 15-16) 4. Juveniles receive heightened protections when it comes to custodial interrogations for obvious reasons. …