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- A-0186-19 Opinionnjcourts.gov… reviewing any discovery with him before entering a guilty plea and his second lawyer was ineffective in advising him to withdraw a motion to vacate the plea. We agree with the PCR judge's conclusions and affirm. … of counsel extends to the decision to enter a guilty plea. State v. Gaitan, 209 N.J. 339, 350-51 (2012). To meet …
- njcourts.gov… well-reasoned opinion. I. On December 11, 2017, defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of fourth- degree criminal sexual … filed a petition for PCR seeking to withdraw his guilty plea on the basis that his attorney had neither advised him … "severe immigration consequences" resultant from his guilty plea and sentence. Judge Guadagno heard argument on …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. LEWIS HOOPER (13-06-0768, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… on advice of counsel, rejected an alleged offer to plead guilty in exchange for a recommended thirty-year NERA3 … on advice of those same lawyers, defendant entered an 'open plea,'" to an indictment charging him with attempted murder, … NERA term. Id. at 168-70. Backed by averments of his plea counsel, we found defendant's claim that his "patently …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. THOMAS G. LAHART (12-11-2614, ATLANTIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… 28, 2016, denying defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, arguing: POINT I THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING … SUFFICIENT WEIGHT TO ALL MATERIAL TERMS OF THE NEGOTIATED PLEA AND [THE] AMENDED OFFER FROM THE STATE TENDERED IN ITS … INCORPORATED INTO THE TERMS OF THOMAS LAHART'S NEGOTIATED PLEA ON AUGUST 26, 2015) THAT THOMAS LAHART[ ]BE SENTENCED …
- A-4993-15T1 Opinionnjcourts.gov… 28, 2016, denying defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, arguing: POINT I THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING … SUFFICIENT WEIGHT TO ALL MATERIAL TERMS OF THE NEGOTIATED PLEA AND [THE] AMENDED OFFER FROM THE STATE TENDERED IN ITS … INCORPORATED INTO THE TERMS OF THOMAS LAHART'S NEGOTIATED PLEA ON AUGUST 26, 2015) THAT THOMAS LAHART[ ]BE SENTENCED …
- njcourts.gov… well-reasoned opinion. I. On December 11, 2017, defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of fourth- degree criminal sexual … filed a petition for PCR seeking to withdraw his guilty plea on the basis that his attorney had neither advised him … "severe immigration consequences" resultant from his guilty plea and sentence. Judge Guadagno heard argument on …
- A-2528-21 – STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. LEWIS HOOPER (13-06-0768, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Opinionnjcourts.gov… on advice of counsel, rejected an alleged offer to plead guilty in exchange for a recommended thirty-year NERA3 … on advice of those same lawyers, defendant entered an 'open plea,'" to an indictment charging him with attempted murder, … NERA term. Id. at 168-70. Backed by averments of his plea counsel, we found defendant's claim that his "patently …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. LENNY ROSS (12-11-2560, ATLANTIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… and various drug and weapons offenses, defendant Lenny Ross pleaded guilty to first- degree aggravated manslaughter, … defendant from standing trial and encouraging defendant to plead guilty, advising defendant he would receive a fifteen-year sentence if he pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, failing to …
- A-1277-17T1 Opinionnjcourts.gov… Enrollment into PTI, however, required that defendant plead guilty because of the second-degree charge. Before pleading guilty, defendant's insurance company disclaimed … the record) supplied us with a copy of an August 11, 2017 email she wrote to defense counsel – before the plea hearing …
- A-4115-16T4 Opinionnjcourts.gov… and various drug and weapons offenses, defendant Lenny Ross pleaded guilty to first- degree aggravated manslaughter, … defendant from standing trial and encouraging defendant to plead guilty, advising defendant he would receive a fifteen-year sentence if he pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, failing to …
- njcourts.gov… relief (PCR) petition and motion to withdraw his guilty plea following an evidentiary hearing. We affirm. I. … in a hung jury, defendant appeared before the court to plead guilty to reduced charges but the plea hearing was adjourned due to defendant's "concern about …
- njcourts.gov… relief (PCR) petition and motion to withdraw his guilty plea following an evidentiary hearing. We affirm. I. … in a hung jury, defendant appeared before the court to plead guilty to reduced charges but the plea hearing was adjourned due to defendant's "concern about …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ANSUMANI KAMARA (13-03-0707, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… regarding the immigration consequences of his guilty plea. We affirm. I. In March 2013, defendant was indicted … February 2017, defendant filed a PCR petition alleging his plea counsel never advised him regarding the risk of deportation associated with his plea and that he would not have pled guilty had he known he …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. PAUL W. BENSON (10-09-1568, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… 19, 2018, which denied his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm. … Thereafter, defendant's attorney negotiated a plea agreement, which required defendant to plead guilty to a single charge of third-degree endangering …
- A-0925-18T4 Opinionnjcourts.gov… 19, 2018, which denied his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm. … Thereafter, defendant's attorney negotiated a plea agreement, which required defendant to plead guilty to a single charge of third-degree endangering …
- A-2272-21 – STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ANSUMANI KAMARA (13-03-0707, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Opinionnjcourts.gov… regarding the immigration consequences of his guilty plea. We affirm. I. In March 2013, defendant was indicted … February 2017, defendant filed a PCR petition alleging his plea counsel never advised him regarding the risk of deportation associated with his plea and that he would not have pled guilty had he known he …
- njcourts.gov… Defendant was sentenced in 2017 in accordance with his plea agreement to a ten-year prison term subject to the No … in July 2016, defendant proposed a counteroffer to the plea agreement that had been offered by the prosecutor. Defendant proposed to plead guilty to a second-degree aggravated sexual assault …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. MARK A. MARTIN (15-10-0688, GLOUCESTER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… for it, thereby coercing defendant into entering a guilty plea. Having reviewed the record and applicable legal … and defendant, who was present, that the State's best plea offer – a five-year term of imprisonment with a … maximum sentences he faced for each charge, the State's plea offer of a concurrent sentence of a five-year term of …
- njcourts.gov… collaterally challenges his conviction, after a guilty plea, of felony murder arising out of the aggravated sexual … potential diminished capacity defense, and permitted him to plead while he was mentally impaired. In his plea colloquy, Wilson stated that he and Rocky DiTaranto …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DOUGLAS L. BATTLE (14-08-0379, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… not the subject of this appeal. In exchange for his guilty plea, the State dismissed the remaining charges in both … Defendant did not seek certification. 3 A-2066-18T1 At his plea hearing, defendant admitted he was guilty of the … the following comments by the court: Mr. Battle, by pleading guilty you're giving up certain guaranteed …