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1 State in the Interest of J.A. -- rank: 1000

... majority of the Court. In Crawford v. Washington , 541 U.S. 36, 124 S. Ct. 1354, 158 L. Ed. 2d. 177 (2004), the United States Supreme ... home in Paterson. Fourteen-year-old H.A. grabbed Chavez’s shoulder from behind and attempted to wrest her purse ...

docket:	a-2-07
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decided:	2008-06-23
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citation:	195 N.J. 324
Document Size:	139712

2 State v. Eugene Basil -- rank: 968

... of an out-of-court statement at trial violated defendant’s right of confrontation guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the ... unlawfully against a person or property of another, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a), and third-degree knowingly possessing ... having first obtained a firearm purchaser identification card, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(c)(1). In a pre-trial ... about the report of the shotgun. Following the young woman’s statement and the discovery of the shotgun, defendant was placed ... question he was involved in activities related to his grandmother’s funeral and on that evening he had brought food to ... to him by Officer Ruocco. The court found Officer Ruocco’s credibility to be “excellent,” and concluded that ...

docket:	a-34-09
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2010-07-20
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citation:	202 N.J. 570 998 A.2d 472
Document Size:	236569

3 State v. Julie L. Michaels -- rank: 948

... Court. This appeal requires the Court to address whether defendant’s confrontation rights were violated by the admission of a forensic report analyzing defendant’s blood sample, where the report was admitted into evidence through the testimony of the report’s author -- a laboratory supervisor and qualified expert who had reviewed ... who had performed tasks associated with the testing procedures. Defendant’s blood sample was sent by the local police department to ... handling and performing gas chromatography/mass spectrometry testing on defendant’s blood sample. The testing indicated that defendant’s blood sample contained cocaine, cocaine derivatives, and alprazolam, an ...

docket:	A-69-12
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-08-06
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citation:	219 N.J. 1 95 A.3d 648
Document Size:	221417

4 State v.Ryan Buda -- rank: 948

... of the United States in Crawford v. Washington , 541 U.S. 36, 124 S. Ct. 1354, 158 L. Ed. 2d. 177 (2004), that, under the Confrontation ... prior opportunity to cross-examine.” Id. 2 At 59 , 124 S.Ct. at 1369, 158 L. Ed. 2d at ...

docket:	a-4-07
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decided:	2008-06-23
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citation:	195 N.J. 278
Document Size:	170505

5 State v. Reginald Roach -- rank: 851

... the Court. In this appeal, the Court considers whether defendant’s confrontation rights were violated by the testimony of an analyst who matched defendant’s DNA profile to DNA evidence left by the perpetrator at ... the basis for the DNA profile developed from the perpetrator’s evidence. The police identified E.A. as a suspect and ... forensic scientist with the DNA Department, received H.H.’s sexual assault kit and the buccal swabs taken from H ... their respective buccal swabs. She concluded that E.A.’s DNA profile did not match that of the male contributor ... DNA profiles, and stating her conclusion that E.A.’s DNA profile did not match that of the perpetrator. ...

docket:	A-129-11
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-08-01
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citation:	219 N.J. 58 95 A.3d 683
Document Size:	131901

6 State of New Jersey v. Timyan Cabbell -- rank: 846

... were provided the opportunity to cross-examine two key State’s witnesses, consistent with the confrontation-clause requirements of the Federal ... and causing its rear bumper to fall off. The State’s theory was that defendant Timyan Cabbell was driving the Honda ... the two handguns. One of the bullets penetrated the truck’s windshield, killing Paul almost immediately. A Union County Grand Jury ... trial was the identification of the shooters. Two key State’s witnesses were Karine Martin and Tyson Privott. Both witnesses gave ... presence of the jury to determine the admissibility of Martin’s out-of-court statement. To this point, defendants were not ... to cross-examine Martin before the jury. Outside the jury’s presence, the court expressed its belief that asking Martin ...

docket:	a-89-09
court:	superior court trial
decided:	2011-07-26
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Document Size:	115312

7 Robert Nicastro v. McIntyre Machinery America, Ltd. -- rank: 846

... 640 Shear, a recycling machine used to cut metal. Nicastro's right hand accidentally got caught in the machine's blades, severing four of his fingers. The Model 640 Shear ... have prevented the accident. The trial court granted J. McIntyre's motion to dismiss the action, finding that the English manufacturer ... sufficient minimum contacts with New Jersey to justify the State's exercise of personal jurisdiction. Alternatively, the court held that New ... 102 N.J. 460 (1986) or in Justice O'Connor's plurality opinion in Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of California , 480 U.S. 102 (1987). During that discovery period, it was adduced ...

docket:	a-29-08
court:	supreme
decided:	2010-02-02
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citation:	201 N.J. 48 987 A.2d 575
Document Size:	239964

8 State v. Alexander Branch -- rank: 809

... Court. This appeal involves a challenge to the trial court�s admission of a police detective�s hearsay testimony. Defendant, Alexander Branch, was charged in a Union ... heard screams coming from the upstairs bedroom of O�Nieal�s seven-year-old twins, John and Juliana. Within moments, a ... a gap between his teeth� and dirty hands. The children�s statements were admitted as �excited utterances� pursuant to N.J ... identifiable fingerprint lifted from the house matched any of Branch�s. A week after the robbery, Gannon and O�Nieal were ... facial hair. Both Gannon and O�Nieal independently selected Branch�s photograph as that of the intruder. At trial, both ...

docket:	a-78-03
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2005-02-01
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citation:	182 N.J. 338
Document Size:	101477

9 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4021-14a4026-14.opn.html -- rank: 803

... the judgment of conviction uses 'Coby,' it was established defendant's birth name is 'Colby.' Regarding co-defendant, we use the ... for these offenses: third-degree receiving stolen property, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7 (count two); second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b) (count three); fourth-degree possession of a defaced firearm, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3(d) (count four); second-degree unlawful possession of an assault firearm, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(f) (count six); fourth-degree possession of hollow point bullets, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3(f) (count seven); fourth-degree ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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10 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. COBY T. RICHARDSON -- rank: 803

... for these offenses: third-degree receiving stolen property, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7 (count two); second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b) (count three); fourth-degree possession of a defaced firearm, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3(d) (count four); second-degree unlawful possession of an assault firearm, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(f) (count six); fourth-degree possession of hollow point bullets, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3(f) (count seven); fourth-degree possession of an illegal ammunition magazine, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3(j) (count eight); and fourth- ...

docket:	a4021-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-05-25
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	101230

11 State of New Jersey v. John L. Nyhammer -- rank: 797

... direct examination. Detective Michael Sperry of the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office contacted defendant John Nyhammer by telephone on September 24 ... the Pemberton Township Police Department to discuss allegations that defendant’s uncle, Glenn Green, had sexually abused his grand-niece, Amanda ... the interview. Detective Sperry began with questions related to Green’s relationship to defendant and Amanda. Detective Sperry did not mention Amanda’s allegations concerning defendant. During the seventeen-minute audiotape interview, Nyhammer ... that Green may have sexually abused Nyhammer, which caused defendant’s eyes to fill with tears. Although defendant denied being abused ... of a child. The victim of those crimes was Nyhammer’s nine-year-old niece, referred to as “Amanda” ...

docket:	a-85-07
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decided:	2009-02-03
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citation:	197 N.J. 383
Document Size:	146610

12 State of New Jersey v. John L. Nyhammer -- rank: 797

... direct examination. Detective Michael Sperry of the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office contacted defendant John Nyhammer by telephone on September 24 ... the Pemberton Township Police Department to discuss allegations that defendant's uncle, Glenn Green, had sexually abused his grand-niece, Amanda ... the interview. Detective Sperry began with questions related to Green's relationship to defendant and Amanda. Detective Sperry did not mention Amanda's allegations concerning defendant. During the seventeen-minute audiotape interview, Nyhammer ... that Green may have sexually abused Nyhammer, which caused defendant's eyes to fill with tears. Although defendant denied being abused ... of a child. The victim of those crimes was Nyhammer's nine-year-old niece, referred to as "Amanda" for ...

docket:	a-85-07
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decided:	2009-02-03
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citation:	197 N.J. 383 963 A.2d 316
Document Size:	126710

13 State v. DeShaun P. Wilson -- rank: 794

... and adopted by a governmental entity pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7.1(e), violates the Confrontation Clause ... to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” U.S. Const. amend. VI; N.J. Const. art. I, ¶ 10 ... 500-foot areas was to “introduce[e] said map[s] as evidence of the locations and boundaries of those areas within Union County in criminal prosecutions under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7.1.” Wilson objected to the ... second trial, the State called a detective from the prosecutor’s office as a witness. The detective testified that the map ... area it depicts and that he relied on the engineer’s work for accuracy. When the State moved to enter ...

docket:	A-42-15
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2017-01-19
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citation:	227 N.J. 534 152 A.3d 930
Document Size:	84590

14 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. LAQUAWN HILL -- rank: 794

... a weapon for unlawful purposes, and armed robbery, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S. Ct. 1354 , 158 L. Ed.2d 177 (2004). We disagree with the ... robbery, got away. When later shown photo arrays including defendant's photograph, one of the victims could not make an ...

docket:	A0338-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-03-13
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	94769

15 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN NYHAMMER -- rank: 786

... a girl, then nine years old (count one), N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a. The judge merged counts two, three ... to trial, the judge conducted hearings on: (1) whether defendant's confession was knowing and voluntary pursuant to the Miranda rule ... trial in addition to her testimony. The judge denied defendant's motion to suppress his confession to the police and found ... mother were interviewed by investigators from the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. Investigator Dawn Cooper conducted the interview and Investigator Michael ... At a pre-trial hearing on the admissibility of defendant's taped confession, the judge found that defendant's rights had not been violated because defendant was read ...

docket:	a5672-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-09-06
status:	published
citation:	396 N.J. Super. 72
Document Size:	75133