by admin | May 21, 2012 | Criminal News
The New Jersey Superior Court – Appellate Division, reversed a conviction for vehicular homicide because the judge presiding over the trial permitted the County Medical Examiner to testify to the probable identity of the driver and the movements of the... by admin | May 18, 2012 | Criminal News
The United States Supreme Court, in Padilla v. Kentucky, recently held that a criminal defense attorney has the affirmative duty to inform his or her client of the immigration consequences of a guilty plea prior to entry of that plea. Two New Jersey criminal cases... by admin | May 8, 2012 | Criminal News
Dharun Ravi has filed motions seeking acquittal or a new trial following the March 16 jury verdict finding him guilty of various charges, including third-degree invasion of privacy and New Jersey’s 2001 “bias intimidation” law, which carries a... by admin | May 8, 2012 | Criminal News
The New Jersey Supreme Court, in State v. Kaltner, A-8-811, unanimously upheld the suppression of drugs that had been seized by police during a room-by-room warrantless search of a house in response to a noise complaint. The police had responded to a rental shore home... by admin | May 8, 2012 | Criminal News
The New Jersey Superior Copurt-Appellate Division, in State v. Hill, A-2448-09, recently overturned the denial of post-conviction relief to a defendant by an Essex County judge after the judge failed to provide any conclusions or reasons in support of his decision....