by admin | Nov 12, 2012 | Criminal News
On October 30, 2012, in a case which will have significant consequences in the state and federal courts of New Jersey, the United States Supreme Court heard argument to settle a dispute among the lower courts regarding whether to give non-citizens the benefit of a... by admin | Oct 12, 2012 | Criminal News
The New Jersey Supreme Court held, in State v. Stas, that a Municipal Court’s use of a defendant’s silence at the scene of a motor vehicle accident as substantive evidence of his guilt and to assess his credibility violated his privilege against... by admin | Oct 12, 2012 | Criminal News
The New Jersey Supreme Court, in State in the Interest of V.A., a Minor, made it harder for prosecutors to justify the decision to waive a New Jersey juvenile court defendant to adult criminal court. Previously, a prosecutor’s decision to waive juveniles to... by admin | Oct 9, 2012 | Criminal News
In a recent decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court determined that the prosecutor’s improper reference during his summation to the defendant’s civil lawsuit against the officers who arrested him in his criminal case did not merit a new trial. Prosecutorial... by admin | Jul 27, 2012 | Criminal News
The Supreme Court recently ruled that judges deciding whether to grant petitioners early expungements of their criminal records in the public interest must balance the nature of the offense and the petitioner’s character and conduct. In In re Kollman, the...