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- njcourts.gov… New Jersey eliminates most cash bail, leads nation in reforms By Megan Thompson and Mori Rothman PBS News Weekend … defendants remain in jail while wealthier defendants go free. But a model to address those disparities began this … year in New Jersey, which has launched some of the most comprehensive bail reforms in the nation. NewsHour Weekend’s …
- DVEM - Statewide Mediation Litigant Questionnaire - Non Protected Party Form Document Filenjcourts.gov… Revised Form Promulgated via Directive #17-23 (09/11/2023), CN 12143 … Non-Protected Party Post-Mediation Questionnaire (To be completed after mediation.) Name of Mediator County The … my thoughts and interests. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 4. The mediator was free from bias. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 5. The mediator understood the …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. JOHN L. CURTIN (18-10-1393, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b). 3 A-2581-21 case turned on the competing testimony of the only two surviving eyewitnesses: … over the gun," with Smutz atop defendant. "At some points," both men had "hands on the gun," then defendant … jury could have determined "after he expended the force to free himself and was on his way out of the apartment, he …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. AMY LOCANE (10-12-0770, SOMERSET COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… drive after drinking, are responsible, you are at risk to commit another offense." Judge Borkowski emphasized that … but gave it "no great weight." Defendant had been offense-free since 2010 but had been "under the scrutiny of the … her 2001 conditional discharge for marijuana possession—and points out that possession of marijuana is now legal in New …
- A-1158-20 Opinionnjcourts.gov… drive after drinking, are responsible, you are at risk to commit another offense." Judge Borkowski emphasized that … but gave it "no great weight." Defendant had been offense-free since 2010 but had been "under the scrutiny of the … her 2001 conditional discharge for marijuana possession—and points out that possession of marijuana is now legal in New …
- A-2581-21 – STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. JOHN L. CURTIN (18-10-1393, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Opinionnjcourts.gov… weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b). 3 A-2581-21 case turned on the competing testimony of the only two surviving eyewitnesses: … over the gun," with Smutz atop defendant. "At some points," both men had "hands on the gun," then defendant … jury could have determined "after he expended the force to free himself and was on his way out of the apartment, he …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ROBERT D. KEITH (17-12-1387, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… checks on his employer's business accounts and using company credit cards without permission. A Middlesex County … PCR application. On appeal, defendant raises these points for our consideration: POINT I. COUNSEL AT THE REMAND … after considering the Yarbough factors: (1) there can be no free crimes in a system for which the punishment shall fit …
- njcourts.gov… Submitted March 26, 2019 – Decided April 26, 2019 Before Judges Yannotti, Gilson and Natali. On appeal from … the driver made a left turn onto Mercer, but failed to come to a complete stop at the stop sign. The Toyota turned … OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATED DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM UNLAWFUL SEARCH AND SEIZURE GUARANTEED BY THE NEW …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. YOON S. CHOI (17-05-0264, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Submitted March 17, 2022 – Decided March 25, 2022 Before Judges Mawla and Mitterhoff. On appeal from the … center in Philadelphia. On July 6, 2016, Jeon died from complications arising from multiple stab wounds to the neck … "whether the waiver of rights was the product of a free will or police coercion[,]" a court considers the …
- JANET HENEBEMA VS. DOMENICO RADDI, JR. (L-0964-07, ATLANTIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Published Opinionsnjcourts.gov… defendants had the discretion to determine, in the face of competing demands, whether and how to apply their existing … shall forward to jurisdictional public safety answering points via enhanced 9-1-1 network features, the telephone … authority sparingly and only in clear cases that are free of doubt. Tomaino v. Burman, 364 N.J. Super. 224, …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. CARLTON L. CLARK(13-05-1059, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… left or right shoulder and then [...] grab[bing] [the] accompany[ing] arm [...] – it could be a wrist, it could be a … a jury trial. Finally, we address defendant's remaining two points, including his argument that the convictions for … victim then swung her arm 14 A-5065-13T1 in an attempt to free herself, and defendant began repeatedly striking her in …
- A-2460-15T4 Opinionnjcourts.gov… defendants had the discretion to determine, in the face of competing demands, whether and how to apply their existing … shall forward to jurisdictional public safety answering points via enhanced 9-1-1 network features, the telephone … authority sparingly and only in clear cases that are free of doubt. Tomaino v. Burman, 364 N.J. Super. 224, …
- A-5638-18 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted March 17, 2022 – Decided March 25, 2022 Before Judges Mawla and Mitterhoff. On appeal from the … center in Philadelphia. On July 6, 2016, Jeon died from complications arising from multiple stab wounds to the neck … "whether the waiver of rights was the product of a free will or police coercion[,]" a court considers the …
- A-4920-16T3 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted March 26, 2019 – Decided April 26, 2019 Before Judges Yannotti, Gilson and Natali. On appeal from … the driver made a left turn onto Mercer, but failed to come to a complete stop at the stop sign. The Toyota turned … OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATED DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM UNLAWFUL SEARCH AND SEIZURE GUARANTEED BY THE NEW …
- A-5065-13T1 Opinionnjcourts.gov… left or right shoulder and then [...] grab[bing] [the] accompany[ing] arm [...] – it could be a wrist, it could be a … a jury trial. Finally, we address defendant's remaining two points, including his argument that the convictions for … victim then swung her arm 14 A-5065-13T1 in an attempt to free herself, and defendant began repeatedly striking her in …
- A-1042-23 – STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ROBERT D. KEITH (17-12-1387, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Opinionnjcourts.gov… checks on his employer's business accounts and using company credit cards without permission. A Middlesex County … PCR application. On appeal, defendant raises these points for our consideration: POINT I. COUNSEL AT THE REMAND … after considering the Yarbough factors: (1) there can be no free crimes in a system for which the punishment shall fit …
- njcourts.gov… south in a pick-up truck on Routh 9 when she was spotted by Freehold Township Police Lt. L.A. Loos, an officer on duty … detected the . . . odor of an alcoholic beverage" coming from inside the truck. There were no passengers. Lt. … stay application. Defendant appealed, arguing the following points: 7 A-2798-22 A. The Trial Court Deprived Defendant of …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. JOHN C. BAILEY, JR. (21-09-1209, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Submitted May 28, 2024 – Decided June 11, 2024 Before Judges Mayer and Whipple. On appeal from the Superior … of the Crime Were Satisfied and a Crime Was Therefore Committed. 3. The Defendant Must Be Resentenced Because the … the vehicle. After travelling a short way, the victim broke free and jumped out of the vehicle, ran to a nearby …
- njcourts.gov… Submitted February 13, 2024 – Decided March 22, 2024 Before Judges Sumners and Perez Friscia. On appeal from the … In August 2016, after receiving information that defendant committed the robbery, police requested a DNA forensic … the Essex County sentences, and understood that counsel was free to argue for a lesser prison term. Defendant admitted …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. RODNEY E. WILLIAMS (20-02-0200, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Submitted on October 10, 2023 – Decided December 19, 2023 Before Judges Gilson and Bishop-Thompson. On appeal from the … On January 14, 2022, the trial judge issued an order accompanied by a written decision denying defendant's motion … the handgun on defendant, he should have been immediately free to leave. The intervening search for Alfreda, discovery …