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- njcourts.gov… Submitted February 7, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Suter and Guadagno. On appeal from the Superior … for a new trial on the grounds that defendant was incompetent to stand trial and had been denied the effective … because his trial attorney had failed to recognize his incompetence, investigate his mental illness, and assert …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DWAYNE WILSON (07-04-0720, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Submitted January 31, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Leone and Vernoia. On appeal from the Superior … 3 A-0475-15T2 defendant's role in it, and that it was committed in an especially heinous, cruel or depraved … N.J.S.A. 2C:44-1(a)(2); three, the risk that defendant will commit another offense, N.J.S.A. 2C:44-1(a)(3); and six, the …
- MARIA I. ALVAREZ VS. JOHN A. TORTORA (FM-02-1561-12, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Argued March 23, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Lihotz, O'Connor and Whipple. On appeal from … February 10, 2015, dismissing plaintiff Maria I. Alvarez's complaint for divorce and defendant John A. Tortora's NOT … counsel fees. II On appeal, plaintiff raises the following points for our consideration: POINT I: THE TRIAL COURT ERRED …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. EYVONNE ALEXANDER (09-02-0184, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Defendant-Appellant. Submitted June 7, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Simonelli and Carroll. On appeal from the … by order dated September 28, 2015. The judge issued a comprehensive written decision on the same date setting … in his well-reasoned September 28, 2015 written opinion. In Points I and II of her brief, defendant raises new issues …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. JAMAL SHELLY (13-02-0293, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Submitted May 10, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Simonelli and Gooden Brown. On appeal from the … photograph he selected was . . . in fact, the person who committed the crime. The judge also tailored that part of … 181 N.J. 553, 613 (2004)). "The trial court must give 'a comprehensible explanation of the questions that the jury …
- A-0948-21 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Third-Party Plaintiff- Respondent, v. GARY P. KRUPNICK, NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … 23, 2021 Law Division order denying their motion to compel arbitration. We reverse and remand for further … the arbitrator awarded W.R.C. $70,740.43 for extra work completed relative to the design and construction of the …
- A-4860-14T2 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted May 24, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Fuentes, Simonelli and Gooden Brown. On appeal … Gialanella 2 Weber testified that from the rear passenger compartment of the car where he was seated, his view was … witness'] direct ken . . . and as to which the jury is as competent as [the witness] to form a conclusion[.]'" Id. at …
- A-3048-18T2 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted January 30, 2020 – Decided June 15, 2020 Before Judges Alvarez and Suter. On appeal from the Superior … No. 13-04-0556. Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, attorneys for appellant (Lee D. Vartan and Brigitte M. Gladis, on the … at least search. On appeal, defendant raises the following points of error: POINT I STANDARD OF REVIEW. POINT II THE …
- A-2535-18T3 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted September 10, 2019 – Decided Before Judges Gilson and Rose. On appeal from the Superior … arrest. While searching for defendant, some officers communicated that there might be a third suspect. II. On … the amount of blood discovered at the scene could not have come from defendant because he only had a small cut on his …
- A-4415-18T3 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted May 26, 2020 – Decided June 9, 2020 Before Judges Fasciale and Rothstadt On appeal from the … as time barred. III. Defendant argues that the prosecutor committed a Brady violation by allegedly failing to turn … this impeaching evidence would have affected the trial's outcome. Therefore, we conclude that the PCR judge did not err …
- A-1640-16T4 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Argued April 18, 2018 – Decided July 12, 2018 Before Judges Alvarez and Geiger. On appeal from Superior … and escort her to the hospital for a blood draw. The recommendation actually came from Officer Steven Price, the … until almost 1:00 a.m. Defendant raises the following points on appeal: POINT I THERE WERE NO EXIGENT …
- A-5683-16T4 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Argued January 30, 2019 – Decided May 2, 2019 Before Judges Alvarez and Reisner. On appeal from Superior … the trial had been delayed on several occasions to accommodate defendant, who knew about the GPS issue many … and the sentence. On appeal, defendant raises the following points: 6 A-5683-16T4 POINT I THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S …
- A-5819-13T4 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted February 7, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Suter and Guadagno. On appeal from the Superior … for a new trial on the grounds that defendant was incompetent to stand trial and had been denied the effective … because his trial attorney had failed to recognize his incompetence, investigate his mental illness, and assert …
- A-0475-15T2 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted January 31, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Leone and Vernoia. On appeal from the Superior … 3 A-0475-15T2 defendant's role in it, and that it was committed in an especially heinous, cruel or depraved … N.J.S.A. 2C:44-1(a)(2); three, the risk that defendant will commit another offense, N.J.S.A. 2C:44-1(a)(3); and six, the …
- A-1758-15T1 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted May 10, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Simonelli and Gooden Brown. On appeal from the … photograph he selected was . . . in fact, the person who committed the crime. The judge also tailored that part of … 181 N.J. 553, 613 (2004)). "The trial court must give 'a comprehensible explanation of the questions that the jury …
- A-3972-15T1 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted November 28, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Reisner, Hoffman, and Gilson. On appeal from … gang and that, at his direction, he and five co-defendants committed the robberies, assaults, murders, and attempted … he acted alone and that defendant tried to stop him from committing the murders. He also contended that the statement …
- A-3709-15T1 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted January 24, 2018 - Decided Before Judges Koblitz and Manahan. On appeal from Superior … The search revealed a black Airsoft pistol in the glove compartment, $930 cash in the center console, and a tactical … lesser-included as to both. Defendant raises the following points on appeal: POINT I THE JURY INSTRUCTION FOR THE …
- A-3020-17T2 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted September 25, 2019 – Decided Before Judges Koblitz and Gooden Brown. On appeal from the … arguments for our consideration: POINT I THE PROSECUTOR COMMITTED MISCONDUCT IN SUMMATION WHEN HE STATED THAT … OF LYING AND WHEN HE INFORMED JURORS THAT THEY COULD USE COMMON SENSE TO UNDERSTAND THE TERMS "PURPOSELY" AND …
- A-3379-14T4 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Argued March 23, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Lihotz, O'Connor and Whipple. On appeal from … February 10, 2015, dismissing plaintiff Maria I. Alvarez's complaint for divorce and defendant John A. Tortora's NOT … counsel fees. II On appeal, plaintiff raises the following points for our consideration: POINT I: THE TRIAL COURT ERRED …
- A-1124-15T2 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Defendant-Appellant. Submitted June 7, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Simonelli and Carroll. On appeal from the … by order dated September 28, 2015. The judge issued a comprehensive written decision on the same date setting … in his well-reasoned September 28, 2015 written opinion. In Points I and II of her brief, defendant raises new issues …