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1 State v. Rashaun Bell -- rank: 1000

... constituted only a violation of the motor vehicle code under N.J.S.A. 39:4-129. N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5.1 created a ... person under circumstances that also violated certain requirements codified in N.J.S.A. 39:4-129. And the Legislature has twice amended N.J.S.A ... of the accident; (3) the driver violates the requirements of N.J.S.A. 39:4-129; and (4) the accident “results” in the death of ... violation of the tenets of order and civility codified under N.J.S.A. 39:4-129, independent of the number of fatalities. Stated differently, the number ... the accident “under circumstances that violate the provisions of [N.J.S.A.] 39:4-129.” The prosecutor argued the specific reference to the obligations ... 2) leaves the scene of that accident, in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-129, can be held criminally responsible for each fatality caused ...

docket:	a-75-20
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2022-05-16
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2 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. LOUISE FRANK -- rank: 985

... the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in injury, N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(a). At sentencing, the trial court ordered that the motor ... that a custodial sentence of 180 days was mandated by N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(a). Defendant appealed, arguing: POINT I THE CUSTODIAL PORTION OF ... S SENTENCE SHOULD BE VACATED, BECAUSE THE TRIAL COURT MISINTERPRETED N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(a) BY FINDING THAT INCARCERATION WAS MANDATORY. POINT II DEFENDANT'S CONVICTION FOR N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(a) SHOULD MERGE INTO HER CONVICTION FOR N.J.S ... The trial court correctly determined that the motor vehicle violation, N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(a), merged into the offense under the New Jersey Code ... provision survive merger, the trial court erred in concluding that N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(a) mandates a custodial sentence. I. Considering that the ...

docket:	a0832-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-03-29
status:	published
citation:	445 N.J.Super. 98 136 A.3d 429
Document Size:	40653

3 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MICHAEL LYONS -- rank: 829

... 39:4-130; and leaving the scene of an accident, N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(b). Defendant argues his convictions should be reversed because the ... defendant left the scene of the accident in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4- 129(b), and failed to report an accident in violation of ... accident to Cahill. The court found defendant guilty of violating N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(b) and N.J.S.A. 39:4-130. The ... for leaving the scene of an accident in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(b). The failure to report and leaving the scene offenses ... was involved in an accident in the first instance. See N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(b) (requiring that a 'driver of any vehicle knowingly involved ... is guilty of leaving the scene, A-3017-19 19 N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(b), and failing to report an accident, N.J. ...

docket:	a3017-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-03-24
status:	Unpublished
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4 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. TERRY EWALD-NEWMAN -- rank: 823

... guilty plea in the municipal court to a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(b), leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. We ... A. 39:4-97; leaving the scene of an accident, N.J.S.A. 39:4-129; failure to report an accident, N.J.S.A. 39 ... scene charge. The judge pointed out that a conviction of N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(a) for leaving the scene of an accident with injuries ... by which defendant would plead guilty to a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(b), which only requires a six-month license suspension. That ... be vacated and the leaving-the-scene charge dismissed because N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(b) requires proof of damage to the vehicle and no ... pending further appeal. On appeal before us, defendant argues that N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(b) requires proof of damage to a vehicle in ...

docket:	a6111-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-11-20
status:	unpublished
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5 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JAY C. FISHER -- rank: 802

... of that accident under circumstances that violate the provisions of [ N.J.S.A. 39:4-129, the motor vehicle statute, incorporated by reference into the challenged ... has fulfilled the requirements of subsection (c) of this section. [ N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(a).] In turn, subsection (c) of N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 expresses the following mandate: The driver of any vehicle knowingly ... of that accident under circumstances that violate the provisions of [ N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 ] ," if the accident results in the death of another person ... report the accident can also trigger a violation. Referring to N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 as the "hit and run" statute, our Supreme Court and ... Super. 104 , 109 (App. Div. 1965), we, likewise, noted that N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 had been amended in 1926 to impose primary responsibility ...

docket:	A3026-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-08-14
status:	published
citation:	395 N.J. Super. 533 929 A.2d 1130
Document Size:	68211

6 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2021-20.opn.html -- rank: 796

... of a motor vehicle accident resulting in injury or death, N.J.S.A. 39:4-129. In November 2017, a grand jury returned an indictment charging ... the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death, N.J.S.A. 39:4-129. The judge merged the sentence for the Title 39 offense ... A. 2C:12-1.1] incorporates the motor vehicle violation [N.J.S.A. 39:4-129]' and 'notwithstanding the merger, the court was required to impose the sentences mandated by N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(a) . . . .'). A-2021-20 6 POINT I: THE SENTENCING JUDGE ... by reference the reporting and rendering-assistance duties established in N.J.S.A. 39:4-129.5 The endangering statute, meanwhile, creates an affirmative defense 5 N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 provides in pertinent part: (a) The driver of any ...

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7 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. RYAN MELSKY -- rank: 764

... 39:4- 96, and leaving the scene of an accident, N.J.S.A. 39:4-129, which can result in fines, imprisonment, points, and license suspension ...

docket:	a0193-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-04-16
status:	unpublished
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8 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. STEVEN B. WATSON, JR -- rank: 758

... 39:4-100; [ N.J.S.A. ] 39:4-104; [ N.J.S.A. ] 39:4-129 through [ N.J.S.A. ] 39:4-134; [ N.J ... 39:4-100; [ N.J.S.A. ] 39:4-104; [ N.J.S.A. ] 39:4-129 through [ N.J.S.A. ] 39:4-134; [ N.J ...

docket:	a1603-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-04-22
status:	unpublished
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9 JEFFREY ADAMS v. CITY OF JERSEY CITY -- rank: 752

... summonses, with Bonaparte issuing a summons for a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-129, leaving the scene of an accident. Although the officers began ... of that accident under circumstances that violate the provisions of [ N.J.S.A. ] 39:4-129 shall be guilty of a crime of the second degree ... A predicate element of the crime is a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-129, and, in that sense, the summons issued to plaintiff was ... that Zylkiewicz testified falsely before the grand jury. We disagree. N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 reads: (a) � The driver of any vehicle, knowingly involved in ... had probable cause to charge plaintiff with a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-129. Campione , supra , 302 N.J. Super. at 120. Plaintiff cites ... at 267. We reversed the defendant's conviction for violating N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(a). Our concern centered on the key phrase contained ...

docket:	a1993-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-07-15
status:	unpublished
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10 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. LAURA MORAN -- rank: 743

... for other serious motor vehicle offenses, s ee, e.g. , N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 (person convicted of leaving the scene of accident involving injury ...

docket:	a3810-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-07-28
status:	published
citation:	408 N.J. Super. 412 975 A.2d 480
Document Size:	86487

11 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CLIFF B. ROHRABACHER -- rank: 728

... 39:4-97, and leaving the scene of an accident, N.J.S.A. 39:4-129, following a trial de novo in the Law Division pursuant ... with leaving the scene of an accident in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-129, failure to report an accident in violation of N.J ... Pages 454 through 455. Within one year the legislature amended N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 to make it clear that the statutory meaning of the ...

docket:	a4803-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-03-05
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	46109

12 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. PEDRO C. ANICAMA -- rank: 707

... A. 2C:36-2; leaving the scene of an accident, N.J.S.A. 39:4- 129(d); and careless driving, N.J.S.A. 39:4 ...

docket:	a0452-16
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-07-13
status:	Published
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13 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. EMMITT WORTHY, III -- rank: 686

... 39:4-96; and leaving the scene of an accident, N.J.S.A. 39:4-129. We affirm. In March 2011, Municipal Court Judge Ira A ... month license suspension for leaving the scene of an accident, N.J.S.A. 39:4-129. 4 The judge sentenced defendant to a two-year license ... month license suspension for leaving the scene of an accident, N.J.S.A. 39:4-129. This archive is a service of Rutgers School of Law ...

docket:	a1780-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-03-28
status:	unpublished
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14 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SCOTT BENNETT -- rank: 686

... death, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5.1 and N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 (count five); third-degree causing Flanagan's death while driving ... Oberley, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.1 and N.J.S.A. 39:4-129 (count eleven); third-degree causing death or serious bodily injury ...

docket:	a5727-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-12-05
status:	unpublished
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15 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. VANDANA RUPANI -- rank: 680

... A. 39:4-96; leaving the scene of an accident; N.J.S.A. 39:4-129(b), failure to report an accident, N.J.S.A ...

docket:	a2881-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-02-12
status:	Unpublished
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