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… Submitted March 7, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Espinosa and Suter. On appeal from the Superior … Municipal Appeal No. 15-035. Levow DWI Law, P.C., attorneys for appellant (Evan M. Levow, of counsel and on the brief). … presentment to the Grand Jury. The record provides no information about the course of that investigation, but no …
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… Submitted December 20, 2016 – Decided Before Judges Koblitz and Sumners. On appeal from Superior … 96-05-0724. Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Karen A. Lodeserto, Designated Counsel, on … Gurbir S. Grewal, Bergen County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Annmarie Cozzi, Senior Assistant Prosecutor, …
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… Submitted February 2, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Lihotz and Hoffman. On appeal from Superior … 09- 12-3254. Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (William Welaj, Designated Counsel, on the … by a preponderance of the evidence, that (1) counsel performed deficiently, and made errors so serious that he or …
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… Submitted June 21, 2022 – Decided July 7, 2022 Before Judges Whipple and Vernoia. On appeal from the Superior … of the denial and provided additional mitigating information to 4 A-0533-20 the prosecutor. On April 9, 2020, … for reconsideration after reviewing the supplemental information. Defendant filed an Alvarez1 motion to appeal the …
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… Argued April 6, 2022 – Decided June 22, 2022 Before Judges Gilson and Gooden Brown. On appeal from the … Welfel, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; … rejection letter noted that defendant admitted to using his former girlfriend's name on forged prescriptions so that he …
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… Submitted April 4, 2022 – Decided May 9, 2022 Before Judges Messano and Enright. On appeal from the Superior … additional investigation trial counsel should have performed and additional questions he should have asked of … than one dozen alleged shortcomings in trial counsel's performance. Second PCR counsel was appointed to represent …
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… Submitted January 25, 2021 – Decided Before Judges Fasciale and Mayer. On appeal from the Superior … 11-10-1772. Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Zachary Markarian, Assistant Deputy Public … record, standing in the community, and employment performance[.]'" Id. at 621 (alteration in original) (quoting …
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… Argued November 30, 2020 – Decided Before Judges Fasciale and Susswein. On appeal from the … Indictment No. 18-11-1148. Brian J. Neary argued the cause for appellant (Law Offices of Brian J. Neary, attorneys; … William P. Miller, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Mark Musella, Bergen County Prosecutor, …
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… Argued October 15, 2020 – Decided Before Judges Alvarez, Sumners, and Geiger. On appeal from the … No. L-2597-18. Mark A. Gulbranson, Jr., argued the cause for appellants (Attorneys Hartman, Chartered, attorneys; … return to the trial court, which we do not, the available information, the disciplinary record, serves that function. …
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… Submitted January 12, 2021 – Decided March 26, 2021 Before Judges Fisher and Moynihan. On appeal from the Superior … 3) unable to afford private counsel and was not timely informed that the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) could … of counsel, a defendant must satisfy the two-prong test formulated in Strickland, 466 U.S. at 687, and adopted by …
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… Submitted February 10, 2021 – Decided March 25, 2021 Before Judges Whipple, Rose and Firko. On appeal from the … On November 9, 2017, Millburn Police Department officers performed a controlled delivery to the house, where defendant … he maintain employment, undergo psychological testing, perform 190 hours of community service and continue with …
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… Submitted October 3, 2019 – Decided Before Judges Fuentes and Enright. On appeal from the Superior … a weapon. We affirm. In June 2009, defendant entered guilty pleas on two indictments. On one indictment, he pled guilty … for the parole violation, at which point his parole was formally revoked. He was ordered to complete the remaining …
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… Submitted December 16, 2019 – Decided Before Judges Sumners and Natali. On appeal from the Superior … of counsel, a defendant must show: (1) counsel's performance was deficient; and (2) the deficiency prejudiced … the pretrial conference colloquy where the trial judge informed defendant that by being found guilty of "first-degree …
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… Submitted October 21, 2025 – October 30, 2025 Before Judges Firko and Vinci. On appeal from the Superior … factor nine applied because it did "not have sufficient information" to support a finding as to that factor. It … based on 6 A-0653-24 "defendant's criminal history." A conforming judgment of conviction was entered on September 24, …
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… Submitted June 21, 2022 – Decided July 7, 2022 Before Judges Whipple and Vernoia. On appeal from the Superior … of the denial and provided additional mitigating information to 4 A-0533-20 the prosecutor. On April 9, 2020, … for reconsideration after reviewing the supplemental information. Defendant filed an Alvarez1 motion to appeal the …
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… Argued April 6, 2022 – Decided June 22, 2022 Before Judges Gilson and Gooden Brown. On appeal from the … Welfel, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; … rejection letter noted that defendant admitted to using his former girlfriend's name on forged prescriptions so that he …
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… Submitted April 4, 2022 – Decided May 9, 2022 Before Judges Messano and Enright. On appeal from the Superior … additional investigation trial counsel should have performed and additional questions he should have asked of … than one dozen alleged shortcomings in trial counsel's performance. Second PCR counsel was appointed to represent …
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… Submitted October 3, 2017 – Decided Before Judges Reisner and Mayer. On appeal from Superior Court … outright because the affidavit contained conflicting information. The search warrant in this case was issued based upon information provided by a confidential informant (CI). The CI …
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… Submitted September 13, 2022 – Decided September 23, 2022 Before Judges Gilson and Gummer. On appeal from the Superior … or how an interview with the victim would have disclosed information not revealed in the victim's 911 call, statement … defendant by the Sixth Amendment" and (2) "the deficient performance prejudiced the defense." Strickland, 466 U.S. at …
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… Argued November 30, 2020 – Decided Before Judges Fasciale and Susswein. On appeal from the … Indictment No. 18-11-1148. Brian J. Neary argued the cause for appellant (Law Offices of Brian J. Neary, attorneys; … William P. Miller, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Mark Musella, Bergen County Prosecutor, …