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- A-0600-21 – STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. GABRIEL MERCADO (19-01-0101, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted February 28, 2024 – Decided April 1, 2024 Before Judges Currier, Susswein and Vanek. On appeal from the … the trial court gave contradictory jury instructions and committed plain error in handling issues involving jurors. … to contact the victim through third parties; and defendant visited the victim's neighborhood twice in the late hours of …
- njcourts.gov… v. CITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW BRUNSWICK HOUSING NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … a December 19, 2024 Law Division order dismissing their complaint for lack of standing and a January 31, 2025 order … or clarification.'" Borough of Princeton v. Bd. of Chosen Freeholders of Mercer Cnty., 169 N.J. 135, 152 (1975) …
- njcourts.gov… opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been neither … N.J.S.A. 19:13-20” by September 14. The Democratic County Committee selected Johnson as the party’s nominee by a vote … legislature’s intent” and recognized “the legislature [was] free to correct our error or to clarify its view of the …
- njcourts.gov… and (A-0457-24) June 3, 2025 – Decided August 15, 2025 Before Judges Susswein and Bergman. NOT FOR PUBLICATION … defendant's motion to 3 A-3246-23 dismiss plaintiff's complaint and order to show cause (OTSC) with prejudice and … nevertheless, "'[e]ven when the contract on its face is free from ambiguity, evidence of the situation of the …
- njcourts.gov… Submitted September 8, 2025 – Decided September 15, 2025 Before Judges Natali and Walcott-Henderson. On appeal from the … from three orders, the effect of which dismissed its complaint against Advanced Security Systems, a division of … Bada claimed "the fire alarm system has been trouble-free." In its three-count complaint, Bada alleged Advanced …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ALBERTO PENA (19-10-2948, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Argued April 7, 2025 – Decided July 24, 2025 Before Judges Gummer, Jacobs and Jablonski. On appeal from the … statements were admitted, and the prosecutor made improper comments during his closing argument. Defendant argues he … did not impermissibly sway the jury. The jury was certainly free to consider the actions of defendant in light of the …
- njcourts.gov… JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SOLID WASTE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT, Petitioner-Respondent, v. CHARLES SIMSEK, … as assessed by its reliability. "The risks of relatively free use of hearsay and other forms of evidence not …
- njcourts.gov… Argued April 1, 2025 – Decided May 27, 2025 Before Judges Gilson, Firko, and Augostini. On appeal from the … was in the hallway outside his room. The officers, accompanied by a hotel security officer, then went to see … rights so that he can exercise, according to his free will, the right against self-incrimination or waive …
- njcourts.gov… AL-HERA, Defendant-Respondent/ Cross-Appellant, and NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … parties represent two factions of the organization who are competing for control and frequently seek judicial … Husaeen, AKC, and IRC argued they made numerous interest- free loans to MUT; first for renovations to the mosque …
- njcourts.gov… CORPORATION, d/b/a BAYSHORE MEDICAL CENTER, i/p/a BAYSHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Defendants-Respondents, and DIANE … to the hospital building could be used by patients and visitors. At the time of the accident, Dember was driving to … without legal significance, and [the] plaintiff would be as free to sue him in a third-party action as anyone else. We …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DESMOND D. LANE (21-03-0223, SALEM COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Argued January 29, 2025 – Decided April 17, 2025 Before Judges Rose and Puglisi. On appeal from the Superior … prior to the six-day trial on the remaining charges, which commenced on February 15, 2023. Trial testimony established … 330, 353 (2012). Those factors are: (1) there can be no free crimes in a system for which the punishment shall fit …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. MELITON ALVAREZ (21-03-0236, ATLANTIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Submitted March 11, 2025 – Decided April 11, 2025 Before Judges Gooden Brown and Vanek. On appeal from the … that the man, later identified as Albin Griffin-Brea, was accompanied by another patron, later identified as defendant. … disorderly conduct. Lowe confirmed that defendant was not free to leave the satellite office because he was detained …
- njcourts.gov… DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2761-22 IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF B.S., SVP-053-00. _______________________ … Argued May 21, 2024 – Decided June 14, 2024 Before Judges Enright and Paganelli. On appeal from the … on the liberty of the committee, "[t]he committee remains free to challenge the propriety of those restraints at any …
- J.C. VS. J.R.F.-D.R. (FV-15-2171-23, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Submitted May 6, 2024 – Decided June 10, 2024 Before Judges Marczyk and Vinci. On appeal from the Superior … plaintiff and restrained defendant from the restaurant or communicating with its employees. Sometime after the consent … think[s plaintiff] has a reasonable expectation to be free from that type of conduct. Defendant argues the trial …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. PATRICK D. VERMILYEA (18-08-0487, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Argued April 29, 2024 – Decided May 31, 2024 Before Judges Mawla, Marczyk, and Vinci. On appeal from the … of Route 24 and Interstate 78 in order to view traffic coming from the direction of the Shell station. Officer … 7 of the New Jersey Constitution guarantee the right to be free from 9 A-2296-21 unreasonable searches and seizures." …
- njcourts.gov… Argued January 10, 2024 – Decided April 29, 2024 Before Judges Vernoia, Gummer and Walcott- Henderson. On … Police Department reported to a shopping mall on a complaint of a carjacking involving two victims, Brandon … general social norms,' and must align with the 'aims of a free and open society.'" State v. Taylor, 440 N.J. Super. …
- njcourts.gov… DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1309-22 H AND H MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. a/k/a H&H, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. MARK TOMEI, Individually and as Guardian for VINCENT TOMEI1, and ESTATE OF VINCENT TOMEI2, … authority sparingly and only in clear cases that are free of doubt"); Kane Props., LLC v. City of Hoboken, 214 …
- njcourts.gov… Argued January 30, 2024 – Decided March 22, 2024 Before Judges Mayer, Enright and Paganelli. On appeal from the … improvement with regard to building coverage; and (4) compliance with height requirements. The engineer testified … would be consistent with the zone plan; (4) promoting the free flow of traffic by providing off-street parking where …
- njcourts.gov… STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. KARIF FORD, a/k/a KARIF H. KING, KHYRE KING, and KHY-RE KING, … Roberts, and Henry with second-degree conspiracy to commit carjacking, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2 and 2C:15-2(a) (count … is your plea of guilty entirely voluntary and of your own free will? [DEFENDANT]: Yes. . . . . THE COURT: Are you …
- njcourts.gov… RECORD IMPOUNDED NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE … recent conviction." Moreover, such interpretation defies common sense given the "clean slate" statute's purpose to … 2017 Virginia conviction satisfies the ten-year conviction- free waiting period sometime in 2027. The State objected, …