Category: New Jersey Appellate Division

State v. Zadroga

The New Jersey Appellate Division waded into a difficult double jeopardy issue after a trial court declared a mistrial. The State alleged that the defendant drove 80 mph while intoxicated

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State v. Zingis

The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed the defendant’s conviction for DWI but vacated his sentence as a second-time offender. The Court “reviewed the record, including the body camera recording of

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A.A.R. v. J.R.C.

The New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that procedural due process requires that before trial, judges inform the defendants in domestic violence proceedings both of the serious consequences resulting from the

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State v. Smith

The New Jersey Appellate Division vacated the defendant’s convictions for sexually assaulting two children. The Court ruled that the trial court erred when it denied the defendant’s motion to sever

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State v. Cotto

In a mammoth 70-page opus, the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed a conviction for aggravated arson. The defendant argued that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress

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State. v. C.J.L.

The New Jersey Appellate Division reversed the lower court’s order that denied the State’s motion to compel a cell phone passcode from the defendant. The Appellate Division applied the holding

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Devers v. Devers

In this matrimonial appeal, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that the trial court erroneously found a lack of subject matter jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s claim that an account held by

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State v. Francisco

The New Jersey Appellate Division issued a rare analysis of what has become known as “crimmigration”. The opinion is a worthwhile read for criminal and immigration attorneys. In this case,

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State v. M.B.

The New Jersey Supreme Court revisited State v. Laurick, in which the Court held that prior uncounseled convictions for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-5 could not

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