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- njcourts.gov… to prepare properly his defense, and instead urged him to plead guilty. Specifically, defendant claims trial counsel … prior to [defendant]'s trial, he may have even taken a plea." We again find no merit to defendant's contentions. … to seek an adjournment because he may have accepted a plea had his trial been adjourned. By his own admission, …
- A-0983-21 – STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. JOSEPH A. BAKER (00-05-0556, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Opinionnjcourts.gov… a lower sentence than the sentence outlined in William's plea agreement. In addition, the State introduced testimony … term rather than the five-year term contemplated in his plea agreement did not impact the jury verdict. The PCR … direct appeal, the jury was not misled regarding William's plea agreement. Instead, the jury heard about William's plea …
- A-1114-23 – STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. VINCENT RICHARDS (19-08-1327, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Opinionnjcourts.gov… 5b(2) and was sentenced below his negotiated plea to a seven-year custodial sentence with no parole … cause arose. After the motion to suppress was denied, a plea hearing was held wherein defendant pleaded guilty to count two of the indictment, second-degree …
- njcourts.gov… arising from the armed robbery, defendant entered a guilty plea to second-degree certain persons not to possess a … a separate indictment. In providing a factual basis for the plea, defendant admitted that on the day of the armed … persons conviction, defendant moved to withdraw his guilty plea. He argued that the victim possessed the weapon, not …
- njcourts.gov… August 30, 2022, Cutler's "VOP [was] withdrawn per amended plea agreement stated on the record." The clerk also located … stated: "Indictment 20-11-459 is dismissed as per amended plea agreement placed on the record on August 30th, 2022. … addressed" and "withdrawn" as part of Cutler's guilty plea entered August 30, 2022, and memorialized in the …
- njcourts.gov… of his motion, defendant entered a conditional guilty plea to N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9(i), transporting a firearm to … with a prior armed robbery conviction. As part of the plea agreement, all other charges against defendant in the … heard and denied defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea. This appeal followed. Defendant raises the following …
- njcourts.gov… motion, defendant entered into a conditional plea agreement and pled guilty to an amended charge of … 694. In the context of a PCR petition challenging a guilty plea based on an IAC claim, the second prong is established … But a defendant also must show "a decision to reject the plea bargain would have been rational under the …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ROBERT O. GOODSON (16-11-0780, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… found in defendant's car and home, vacating his guilty plea, and remanding for further proceedings. I. Facts … the handgun. Defendant pled guilty pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement to second- degree possession of a firearm in … seized from his car and home, we vacate defendant's guilty plea. Reversed. Remanded for further proceedings consistent …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DAVID ORTMANN (L-1208-18, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… payments. Ortmann was sentenced consistent with his plea bargain to a three-year probationary term, fined $2000, … finding of guilt by the trier of fact, entrance of a guilty plea, or application by the State when forfeiture is based … verified complaint were resolved by Ortmann's guilty plea. The only issue remaining was a legal one: whether the …
- REGINALD HELMS VS. NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD (NEW JERSEY STATE PAROLE BOARD) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… to a final parole revocation hearing. Helms entered a plea of not guilty to violating PSL condition twelve, … CDS analog. Helms entered a guilty-with-an-explanation plea to 2 The municipal court charges were eventually … officer. Helms also entered a guilty-with-an-explanation plea to violating PSL condition twenty, refraining from …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DAVID L. SMITH (19-02-0098, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… objection for trial, which was mooted by the ensuing plea agreement. 4 A copy of the summons for the motor … denial of his suppression motion, defendant entered into a plea agreement with the State. Pursuant to the agreement, he … sentenced defendant to a custodial term consistent with the plea agreement.5 This appeal followed. II. Defendant …
- njcourts.gov… had been rejected, 1 defendants entered negotiated guilty pleas to count three in exchange for the State's dismissal … was encompassed in defendants' entry of guilty pleas to third-degree aggravated assault. 9 A-4588-18 … prosecutor noted that even after entering retraxit guilty pleas, during the pre-sentence investigation (PSI), …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DOMINIC SUMLER (18-10-0609, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… motion. Defendant was sentenced pursuant to the negotiated plea agreement to a ten-year prison term, with a five-year … counts of the indictment were dismissed pursuant to the plea agreement: fourth-degree possession of a large capacity … sentences to run concurrently." N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5(c). The plea agreement in this matter expressly stated the aggregate …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. VERLANCE BUDDINGTON (15-05-0688, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… is limited. R. 1:36-3. October 30, 2018 2 A-1159-17T4 After pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter pursuant to a plea agreement, and receiving a twenty-four-year prison … testify at trial. The trial judge granted the 1 Defendant's plea agreement provided for a recommended twenty-five-year …
- njcourts.gov… 2015 judgment of conviction following the entry of a guilty plea to weapons possession. In particular, defendant argues … to all four charges of the indictment. In return for the plea, the State downgraded the third-degree possession of … Subsequently, the police received "several texts and emails from family members . . . [defendant] was sending out …
- njcourts.gov… after the stop. Defendant Jennifer Wiggins subsequently pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree unlawful … of marijuana, N.J.S.A. 2C:35- 10(a)(3). Pursuant to the plea agreement, the court sentenced her to an aggregate term … OF THOSE GUNS CANNOT CONSTITUTE A CRIME, AND DEFENDANT'S PLEA MUST BE VACATED. (NOT RAISED BELOW). II. On a motion to …
- A-4588-18/A-4638-18 Opinionnjcourts.gov… had been rejected, 1 defendants entered negotiated guilty pleas to count three in exchange for the State's dismissal … was encompassed in defendants' entry of guilty pleas to third-degree aggravated assault. 9 A-4588-18 … prosecutor noted that even after entering retraxit guilty pleas, during the pre-sentence investigation (PSI), …
- A-1937-19 Opinionnjcourts.gov… objection for trial, which was mooted by the ensuing plea agreement. 4 A copy of the summons for the motor … denial of his suppression motion, defendant entered into a plea agreement with the State. Pursuant to the agreement, he … sentenced defendant to a custodial term consistent with the plea agreement.5 This appeal followed. II. Defendant …
- A-2568-17T4 Opinionnjcourts.gov… persons charge, defendant entered a negotiated guilty plea to an amended charge of third-degree unlawful … led directly to him later entering a negotiated guilty plea. Accordingly, we vacate the guilty plea, and remand for further proceedings. However, we reject …
- A-4289-19 Opinionnjcourts.gov… motion. Defendant was sentenced pursuant to the negotiated plea agreement to a ten-year prison term, with a five-year … counts of the indictment were dismissed pursuant to the plea agreement: fourth-degree possession of a large capacity … sentences to run concurrently." N.J.S.A. 2C:44-5(c). The plea agreement in this matter expressly stated the aggregate …