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1 Isaac Wright v. State of New Jersey et als. -- rank: 1000

... an effective statewide law enforcement policy.” Id. at 1501. Moreover, N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 states that “[t]he criminal business of the State shall ... N.J. 172, 162 A.2d 820 (1960).” Comment to N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 (“The criminal business of the State shall be prosecuted by ... purpose of prosecuting “[t]he criminal business of the State,” N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4, and “the Attorney General [is the] chief law enforcement officer ...

docket:	a-54-00
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2001-07-31
status:
citation:	169 N.J. 422
Document Size:	121292

2 In the Matter of John C. Johnson -- rank: 861

... prosecuted by the Attorney General and the county prosecutors.” N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4. Each prosecutor is also obligated to “use all reasonable ...

docket:	A-39-11
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2013-09-10
status:
citation:	215 N.J. 366 73 A.3d 440
Document Size:	77771

3 STATE OF NEW JERSEY V. EDWARD A. WARD, ET AL -- rank: 842

... been designated to prosecute the criminal business of the State, N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4, and to exercise the discretion whether to prosecute or to ... App. Div. 1988), affirmed by the Supreme Court, we said:          N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 and 5 give the Attorney General and county prosecutors plenary ... Downie , supra , 229 N.J. Super. at 209 n.1.]      N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 provides that "criminal business of the State shall be prosecuted ...

docket:	a0409-96
court:	njappellate
decided:	1997-07-03
status:	published
citation:	303 N.J.Super. 47
Document Size:	39945

4 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW JERSEY v. COUNTY PROSECUTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 833

... N.J. 152, 171 (1953)). A-2572-20 21 Currently, N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 provides that '[t]he criminal business of the State shall ... 411, 415 (App. Div. 1963) A-2572-20 33 (citing N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4)). While county prosecutors and their assistant prosecutors and detectives can ...

docket:	a2572-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-12-22
status:	Published
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Document Size:	72582

5 CHARLES F. GEROFSKY v. PASSAIC COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS -- rank: 790

... of the Senate." N.J. Const. art. VII, § 2, ¶ 1. N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 provides that "[t]he criminal business of the State shall ... Attorney General and county prosecutors are assigned primary responsibility under N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 and -5, and an SPCA member who investigates such an ...

docket:	a5040-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-04-14
status:	published
citation:	376 N.J. Super. 405
Document Size:	36371

6 In the Matter of the Grand Jury Appearance Request by Larry S. Loigman,Esq. -- rank: 703

... charged with prosecuting “[t]he criminal business of the State . . . .” N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4. Both the county prosecutors and the Attorney General are invested ... N.J. Super. 207 , 209 n.1 (App. Div. 1988) (“ N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 and 5 give the Attorney General and county prosecutors plenary ...

docket:	a-51-04
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2005-04-11
status:
citation:	183 N.J. 133
Document Size:	58677

7 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ANDREW N. LAVRIK -- rank: 700

... exclusive jurisdiction' over the 'criminal business' of this state under N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 (providing, '[t]he criminal business of the State shall be ...

docket:	a1540-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-05-09
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	60796

8 Robert Lavezzi v. State of New Jersey -- rank: 697

... prosecuted by the Attorney General and the county prosecutors.” N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4. Moreover, the Attorney General is authorized to supersede a â ... which the State and county prosecutors are responsible pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4. The limited record before the Court indicates that this case ... prosecuted by the Attorney General and the county prosecutors.” N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4. Moreover, the Attorney General is authorized to supersede a â ... that the Legislature has delegated to the county prosecutors” in N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4, “subject to the Attorney General’s [authority] to supersedeâ ...

docket:	A-29-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-09-09
status:
citation:	219 N.J. 163 97 A.3d 681
Document Size:	94618

9 COUNTY OF ESSEX v. DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY - -- rank: 672

... which the State and county prosecutors are responsible pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4.'' Ibid. (internal quotation marks omitted) (quoting Lavezzi, 219 N.J ...

docket:	a0725-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-04-11
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	43001

10 STATE OF NEW JERSEY V. WILLIAM H. MARSH -- rank: 592

... against the laws," including those charged with drunken driving offenses. N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4, -5; State v. Downie , 229 N.J. Super. 207, 209 ...

docket:	a6907-94
court:	njappellate
decided:	1996-05-30
status:	published
citation:	290 N.J.Super. 663
Document Size:	14908

11 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CHARLES J. CROOK -- rank: 589

... offenses on behalf of the State, not an individual county." N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 provides "The criminal business of the State shall be prosecuted ...

docket:	a5011-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-09-04
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	22696

12 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a-21-19.opn.html -- rank: 586

... which the State and county prosecutors are responsible pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4,” and thus the Attorney General was required to defend ...

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13 PASSAIC COUNTY PBA LOCAL 197, et al. v. OFFICE PASSAIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR et al. -- rank: 564

... and responsibilities over law enforcement in the county, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 and -5, supersede the administrative provisions of the drug testing ... the relationship between the governing body and its police force. N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 provides: "The criminal business of the State shall be prosecuted ...

docket:	a3418-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-04-24
status:	published
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	55205

14 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MICHAEL RUFFIN -- rank: 552

... county designated to prosecute the criminal business in this State, N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4, the prosecutor may at times take discretionary actions in conflict ...

docket:	A0998-03
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2004-07-27
status:	published
citation:	371 N.J. Super. 371 853 A.2d 311
Document Size:	65963

15 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. P.J.R -- rank: 549

... his [or her] county , as the attorney general'); see also N.J.S.A. 2A:158-4 (stating '[t]he criminal business of the State shall be ...

docket:	a5018-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-11-14
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	10510