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151 F.K v. E.L -- rank: 529

... an FRO, finding defendant committed the predicate act of harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 on June 4. He explained: Plaintiff testifie[d] clearly that ... S.A. 2C:25-29(a)(1), (2), (4). Under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4: a person commits a petty disorderly persons offense [of harassment ... with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) to (c).] Because 'direct proof of intent' is often ...

docket:	a3988-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-10-27
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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152 D.C.A. v. M.J.A. -- rank: 529

... stalking, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-10; and harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. After plaintiff followed defendant while she was driving, defendant obtained ... to prove the essential element of intent required for harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, and the essential repeated acts required to establish the 'course ... her husband was following her and was in a 'panic.' N.J.S.A. 2C:33- 4; see Cesare v. Cesare, 154 N.J. 394, 414-15 ... of alarming conduct' undertaken 'to alarm or seriously annoy' another, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). And, stalking may be established by proof of a ...

docket:	a3744-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-11-02
status:	unpublished
citation:
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153 R.P.B. v. D.R. -- rank: 529

... she had committed acts of domestic violence, specifically harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, by sending plaintiff numerous e-mails on January 2, 3 ... that defendant committed the predicate act of harassment, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) and (c), based on her "barrage of emails about ... with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a), (c).] Harassment requires that the defendant act with the ... finding that defendant committed acts of harassment, as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) and (c), by sending plaintiff approximately forty-five emails ...

docket:	a2604-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-03-01
status:	unpublished
citation:
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154 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. FRED R. BECKER -- rank: 529

... court record, finding him guilty of harassment in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a). Defendant was sentenced to pay a $250 fine, plus ... proven beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a). Discounting defendant's First Amendment argument, the court noted that N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) is aimed not at the content of the offending ... or any other manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm." N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a). For purposes of subsection (a), a single act can ... credible evidence that defendant committed an act of harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a). The January 25, 2012 voicemail alone, using vulgar and ... and in a "manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm." N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a). We also reject defendant's argument that he ...

docket:	a1405-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-04-14
status:	unpublished
citation:
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155 J.L v. A.D -- rank: 527

... she had committed acts of domestic violence, specifically harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, by sending defendant numerous text messages and e-mails. The ... judge found that defendant had committed acts of harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, by sending plaintiff thousands of e-mails and text messages ... and 10, 2014, and that such communications constituted harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. The judge determined that the communications were sent in a ... of one or more of" specified acts, including harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. A person commits the offense of harassment if, with the ... with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a), (c).] We are satisfied that there is sufficient credible ... finding that defendant committed acts of harassment, as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) and (c). Here, the record shows that defendant ...

docket:	a2267-14
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
citation:
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156 N.M. v. V.N. -- rank: 527

... S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, based on harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) and (c). We affirm. We derive the following facts ... N.J. 564 (1997), the judge concluded that Victoria violated N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) by communicating false information to the police on January ... seeking parenting time. The judge determined that Victoria also violated N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c) by engaging in alarming conduct with purpose to alarm ... N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a). Harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 is among the fourteen predicate offenses that, if proven, may ... or any other manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm," N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a); or "[e]ngages in any other course of alarming ... with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person." N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). A finding of harassment requires proof that the ...

docket:	a3788-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-07-07
status:	unpublished
citation:
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157 A.J.S. v. J.Y.E -- rank: 527

... preponderance of the credible evidence, the predicate acts of harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) and (c), and stalking, N.J.S.A. 2C ... acts of domestic violence, which include harassment as defined by N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 and N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a)(13). Pertinent to this appeal, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 provides: A-1969-20 10 [A] person commits a petty ... circumstances of the present case, the judge concluded defendant violated N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) by 'threaten[ing] to kill himself on February 5 ...

docket:	a1969-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-12-03
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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158 V.R.J v. K.R.J -- rank: 527

... threats, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3; and harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. The trial court conducted a two-day final hearing. Plaintiff ... or any other manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm.' N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a). In evaluating a defendant's intent, a judge is ...

docket:	a2377-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-09-27
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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159 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. IZAIA M. BULLOCK -- rank: 527

... a separate Middlesex County indictment with fourth-degree cyber harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4.1(a)(2), but that indictment is not part of ...

docket:	a2827-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-08-05
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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160 C.E.B v. C.S.B -- rank: 527

... 17 to -35, based on a predicate act of harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. We affirm because the trial court's factual findings are ... text messages to plaintiff constituted harassment under subsection (a) of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. In that regard, the court found that defendant's text ... determined that defendant committed the predicate act of harassment. Under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, a person commits a petty disorderly persons offense [of harassment ... findings satisfy the elements of harassment under subsection (a). See N.J.S.A. 2C:33- 4(a). We also conclude that there was credible evidence supporting ... harassment. He relies on Burkert, where the Supreme Court interpreted N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c) to require communications that 'reasonably put [the recipient] in ...

docket:	a0882-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-03-14
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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161 C.M v. EDDY GONZALEZ -- rank: 527

... to support a finding that he harassed plaintiff contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. He asserts his only purpose in going to plaintiff's ... the specified criminal acts is "harassment" in viola­tion of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, which is the only specified act found to have been ... with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person. [ N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 (emphasis added).] Each statutory subsection is "free-standing, because each ...

docket:	a0300-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-12-03
status:	unpublished
citation:
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162 KATHLEEN CESARE V. RICHARD CESARE -- rank: 524

... threat, see N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3 and N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 and See footnote 3 In evaluating the evidence, the judge ...

docket:	a0093-96
court:	njappellate
decided:	1997-06-19
status:	published
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163 E.A.O v. S.A.O -- rank: 524

... to -35 (the PDVA). The judge concluded defendant committed harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, a predicate act of domestic violence, and that issuance of ... or seriously annoy' plaintiff, an essential element of harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c). Defendant also argues the judge mistakenly exercised his discretion ... with purpose to alarm or seriously annoy such other person. [N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4.] Although the judge did not specify what subsection of the ... judge considered the testimony under subsection (c). Section (c) of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 'proscribes a course of alarming conduct or repeated acts with ... App. Div. 1995) ('Integral to a finding of harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c) is the establishment of the purpose to harass, along ...

docket:	a3490-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-04-28
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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164 R.F. v. B.F -- rank: 524

... S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, based on harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. Because the judge did not make the requisite findings under ... the statute or the subsection(s) applicable to this matter. N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4 provides, in pertinent part, that a person is guilty of ... J.S.A. 2C:25-19(a), which incorporates harassment, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4, as conduct constituting domestic violence. Id. at 125-26. The ... requires proof that the defendant acted 'with purpose to harass.' N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4; see Silver, 387 N.J. Super. at 124. Although a ... of law as to the predicate act of harassment under N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4; and (2) determine whether an FRO is necessary under Silver ...

docket:	a2760-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-03-09
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	25067

165 A.B. v. W.C. -- rank: 524

... 18T3 8 II. Plaintiff asserts she proved harassment pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) and (c) and the judge's findings to the ... it originated or at the place where it was received. [N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4.] .... A-0165-18T3 9 A violation of subsection (a) requires ... disturb, bother, seriously annoy, or alarm her as defined by N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(a) or (c), respectively. The contents of defendant's texts ...

docket:	a0165-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-12-20
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	26461