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- njcourts.gov… Id. at 446-47. 3. In the mid-1980s, the Supreme Court Task Force on Improvement in the Municipal Courts, the New Jersey … Association, the Supreme Court Criminal Practice Committee, and the Supreme Court Committee on Municipal … resources in the municipal court system. 8. The Committee ultimately recommended “that a plea agreement process be …
- njcourts.gov… Submitted February 7, 2024 – Decided March 7, 2024 Before Judges Firko and Susswein. On appeal from the Superior … an evidentiary hearing for the reasons set forth in her comprehensive thirty-seven-page written opinion. Judge … and intelligible decision" about the plea offer, which he ultimately rejected. Citing State v. Williams, the judge …
- A-3339-21 – STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. CHANG K. YOUNG (19-07-1573, ATLANTIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted February 13, 2024 – Decided March 5, 2024 Before Judges Mayer and Enright. On appeal from the Superior … the terms of the plea agreement, the State agreed to recommend a five-year prison term subject 3 A-3339-21 to the … drug court. 4 A-3339-21 If you're successful in drug court, ultimately you would be placed on probation and all these …
- njcourts.gov… Argued January 9, 2024 – Decided March 12, 2024 Before Judges Whipple, Enright and Paganelli. On appeal from … the $3,000 check. On January 26, 2021, Pearson filed a complaint against QAEC and COAF. He alleged: violation of … which statements are true and which statements are not. Ultimately, for that reason the court[ is] going to deny the …
- njcourts.gov… Submitted January 22, 2024 – Decided February 1, 2024 Before Judges Chase and Vinci. On appeal from the Superior … was indicted for first-degree murder while engaged in the commission of a robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(3); … alleged in the light most favorable to the defendant, will ultimately succeed on the merits." R. 3:22- 10(b). The mere …
- A-0689-22 – L.D., JR. VS. S.L.D. (FV-07-0340-23, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted September 19, 2023 – Decided October 2, 2023 Before Judges Sumners and Perez Friscia. On appeal from the … restraining order (TRO) after he filed a domestic violence complaint alleging defendant committed the predicate acts of … of brotherly fighting," but assessed the testimony and ultimately found plaintiff's testimony was more credible …
- A-0953-21 – I.B. VS. M.S. (FV-03-0706-21, BURLINGTON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted October 25, 2023 – Decided November 6, 2023 Before Judges Mayer and Enright. On appeal from the Superior … time decision. By that date, defendant had filed a divorce complaint in Bergen County. Based on the pending divorce … informal written decisions, or reasons given for the ultimate conclusion."); see also R. 2:2-3(a). 5 A-0953-21 …
- A-3876-21 – STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. FENTON J. CARSTARPHEN (16-04-1087, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted November 28, 2023 – Decided March 14, 2024 Before Judges Gooden Brown and Natali. On appeal from the … who was yelling for help with her hands up and blood coming down her face. The police detained defendant and … alleged in the light most favorable to the defendant, will ultimately succeed on the merits." R. 3:22-10(b). To …
- njcourts.gov… Submitted May 7, 2024 – Decided May 15, 2024 Before Judges Enright and Whipple. On appeal from the Superior … Laboratory, as an expert in DNA extraction, analysis, and comparison. Ghannam testified as to her procedures, results, … strategy." Trial counsel consulted with a DNA expert but ultimately, and understandably, chose not to call her as a …
- A-3350-21 – MILTON PERKINS VS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ETC. (PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM) Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted October 30, 2023 – Decided January 10, 2024 Before Judges Gilson and Bishop-Thompson. On appeal from the … for the "sheriff['s] department and was doing hand-to-hand combat training. He had his [right] leg extended and felt a … some legally competent evidence must exist to support each ultimate finding of fact to an extent sufficient to provide …
- njcourts.gov… of real property owned by the parties as tenants-in-common. Plaintiff and defendant are siblings. In August … interest was deeded directly to plaintiff personally and ultimately was deeded to the parties as tenants in common. … service/jurisdictional argument. We discern no reason to revisit this determination as defendant was fully aware of the …
- A-0287-23 – STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. GARY J. PASSARELLI (13-11-0388, HUNTERDON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Opinionnjcourts.gov… Submitted October 8, 2025 – Decided November 13, 2025 Before Judges Vanek and Jacobs. On appeal from the Superior … hearing or other relief. She issued an order and accompanying decision denying defendant's PCR petition on … squares with authority establishing that reasonable but ultimately unsuccessful trial strategy, including tactical …
- njcourts.gov… Submitted May 15, 2025 – Decided July 16, 2025 Before Judges Mawla and Natali. On appeal from the Superior … Under both contracts, plaintiff had ninety days to complete construction and turn the 3 A-1405-23 properties … necessary to obtain [certificates] of [o]ccupancy and to ultimately open for business." As a result of these …
- njcourts.gov… Telephone: 973-547-3611 Facsimile: 973-554-1220 Attorneys for Defendants LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP, Plaintiff, v. HARMONY … and 4:6-2(a), to dismiss Counts One, Two and Four of the Complaint and Amended Complaint to be filed (with leave of … alleges the Additional Notice “made clear these Defendants’ ultimate goal was not repayment of a loan, which by then had …
- njcourts.gov… Submitted May 30, 2024 – Decided June 20, 2024 Before Judges Firko and Vanek. On appeal from the Superior … Lopez appeals from a March 7, 2023 order dismissing his complaint seeking unpaid wages under the New Jersey Wage and … no fee was assessed, and the $750 penalty assessed was ultimately reduced and settled for $250, as confirmed in a …
- njcourts.gov… OCEAN CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, as the Governing Body for the Ocean City School District, and DFDR CONSULTING, LLC, Defendants, and COMEGNO LAW GROUP, PC, JEFFREY R. CACCESE, MARK G. TOSCANO, … factual findings. Plaintiff argues the factual issues will ultimately need to be presented to a trier of fact, but the …
- njcourts.gov… Argued October 5, 2023 – Decided March 11, 2024 Before Judges Vernoia, Gummer, and Walcott- Henderson. On … and defendant Borough of Barrington (the Borough), ultimately requiring plaintiff to pay a "special assessment" … at its "expense shall obtain Landlord's Approvals and complete all of the site work described in the final Land …
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. TIMOTHY J. CANFIELD (16-12-3619, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Submitted December 6, 2023 – Decided January 23, 2024 Before Judges Currier and Susswein. On appeal from the … and affirmed our decision, modifying one of our recommendations relating to an issue not relevant to this … With respect to the sentencing issue, our Supreme Court ultimately determined the youth mitigating factor does not …
- njcourts.gov… that the CI told the suspected seller, using coded language commonly used in controlled CDS transactions, "he had … break in the proceedings, the court and counsel revisited the issue. Specifically, defense counsel noted the … the weight it ascribed to each applicable factor in its ultimate sentencing calculus. As the court explained: I'm …
- IN THE MATTER OF P.O. STEPHEN MCGEE, ETC. (NEW JERSEY TRANSIT POLICE DEPARTMENT) - Unpublished Opinionsnjcourts.gov… Argued September 11, 2024 – Decided October 4, 2024 Before Judges Currier and Marczyk. On appeal from the New … police academy. During his time with the NJTPD, he received commendations and awards for his service. NJT is a public … of progressive discipline is not served by imposing the ultimate sanction of removal in this case. The scope of our …