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106 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MARTY ALSTON -- rank: 609

... convicted defendant Marty Alston of first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1; third-degree theft, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3a; first-degree kidnapping, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1b; third-degree criminal restraint, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-2a; second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4a; and third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5b. Two counts of aggravated assault, ...

docket:	a4671-07
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-07-21
status:	Published
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107 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. QUADIR WHITAKER -- rank: 609

... Defendant-Appellant. ___________________________ Submitted May 12, 2008 - Decided Before Judges Parrillo, S. L. Reisner and Gilroy. On appeal from the Superior Court ... was convicted under the principle of accomplice liability, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a, which provides, "[a]n act shall ... defendant Greg Davis with first-degree armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 (Count One); first-degree felony murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3 (Count Three); third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon without having a permit, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5b (Count Four); and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4a (Count Five). On May 27, ...

docket:	a4340-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-09-18
status:	published
citation:	402 N.J.Super. 495
Document Size:	215064

108 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ANDREW SWINTON -- rank: 609

... Swinton was convicted of second-degree attempted burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2 (count five); second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a)(1) (count eight); second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2(a)(1) and N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 (count ten); second-degree conspiracy to commit burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2(a)(1) and N.J. ...

docket:	a0442-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-03-12
status:	unpublished
citation:
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109 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JESSE ELLWOOD WATKINS -- rank: 609

... PER CURIAM Defendant Jesse Watkins appeals from the trial court's order denying his motion for post-conviction relief ("PCR"). We ... a 2009 jury trial of first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1) and (2), for killing ... because White had engaged in a sexual relationship with defendant's girlfriend. White's body was never found and there was no other physical ... Meanwhile, defendant himself left New Jersey within days of White's disappearance and did not surface again for seventeen years when ... of parole ineligibility. In November 2011, this court affirmed defendant's conviction on direct appeal, rejecting his various claims of ...

docket:	a1420-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-07-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
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110 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CHRISTOPHER A. SMITH -- rank: 609

... Smith on charges of first-degree attempted murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3 (counts one through three); second-degree ... possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a) (count four); second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b) (count five); fourth-degree possession ... a person under the age of twenty-one, N.J.S.A. 2C:58-6.1(b) (count six); and third-degree witness tampering, N.J.S.A. 2C:28-5(a) (count seven). Prior to ...

docket:	a0220-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-08-29
status:	unpublished
citation:
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111 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JAMES E. GRANT, JR. -- rank: 609

... inadmissible and prejudicial material, consisting of a non-testifying witness's recital of damaging and inadmissible hearsay statements she termed "gossip" and a detective's opinion that defendant was guilty. Because the trial judge permitted ... be played without redaction, we are constrained to reverse defendant's convictions. I. Defendant was indicted in September 2012 on two ... counts of first-degree attempt to commit murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a) and 2C:5-1; two ... possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a); one count of second-degree possession of an assault firearm, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(f) and 2C:39-1( ...

docket:	a5023-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-06-27
status:	unpublished
citation:
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112 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. VICTOR BAYLOR -- rank: 609

... He also appeals his sentence as excessive. We affirm defendant's conviction and sentence for first-degree armed robbery. We reverse ... near the cash register in his store. Three of Reyes's family members were working in the store his nephew, Luciano ... into the store. Segundo and the others described the men's masks as head coverings and clothing, like shirts, with holes ... for the eyes and mouth and pulled over the men's faces. The shorter masked man put a handgun to the ... claimed that he and Luciano had reached for the robber's gun at the same time. Bolt also testified that he ... all charges: (count one) first-degree armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1 and 2C:20-3a; (count ...

docket:	a3891-07
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-08-24
status:	unpublished
citation:
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113 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JERMAINE SANDERS -- rank: 606

... Thomas, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Attorney General, attorney; Ms. Thomas, of counsel and on ... Defendant challenges the validity of the warrantless search of defendant's girlfriend's apartment; the voluntariness of his self-incriminating custodial statement; the ... with handguns left the Jeep, approached each side of Blake's car, and ordered the two men to lie face down on the ground. They stole the men's wallets. As police sirens approached, the robbers fled in the Jeep. Clark confirmed Blake's version, but recalled three men, rather than two. Neither ...

docket:	a2219-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-12-19
status:	unpublished
citation:
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114 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ANDRE MELLS -- rank: 606

... of the record and the applicable law, we affirm defendant's convictions and sentence but remand for amendment of his judgment ... defendant with first-degree purposeful or knowing murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1) and (2), second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b), and second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a). Defendant was charged in a ... second-degree certain persons not to have weapons, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7(b). The trial court held back ... medical examiner testified concerning the manner and cause of Denmark's death, an expert testified concerning the ballistics evidence, and ...

docket:	a1035-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-04-03
status:	unpublished
citation:
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115 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MICHAEL A. MALTESE -- rank: 601

... second-degree passion provocation manslaughter (Michael J. Maltese), N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4b(1)-(2); first-degree murder (Kathleen Maltese), N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1-2); two counts of third-degree hindering prosecution, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3b(1); third-degree theft by unlawful taking, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3; third-degree fraudulent use of a credit card, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-6h; fourth-degree tampering with evidence, N.J.S.A. 2C:28-6(1); fourth-degree false swearing, ...

docket:	a5323-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-11-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
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116 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. EDUARDO MCLAUGHLIN -- rank: 601

... no reversible error in the jury instructions. We affirm defendant's convictions. I On the night of June 3, 2004, police ... to contact Thong by cell phone. Six days later, Thong's decomposed body was found in brush near a highway in ... three men with purposeful murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2. Defendant was tried separately over nine ... 2004, the victim Thong drove to Philadelphia in his sister's van to cash checks at a check cashing store. He ... each other in school and had resumed contact recently. Thong's cell phone records revealed calls on various dates to and from a cell phone belonging to defendant's mother and used by defendant. Several calls had occurred ...

docket:	a3679-06
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2009-09-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
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117 State of New Jersey v. P.S. -- rank: 601

... not have been summarized). State of New Jersey v. P.S. (A-21-09) Argued February 1, 2010 -- Decided June 7 ... standard to be applied where a child sex abuse victim's taped statement is lost; and 2) the proper use of ... welfare of a child, (count three). The victim was Scott's step-daughter, Katie Jones. Prior to trial, an N.J ... Henriquez, a child interview specialist with the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, could testify regarding statements made to her by Katie ... Henriquez, who interviewed Katie on April 14, 2003, described Katie's statements to her, stating that Katie recounted three separate incidents ... interviewing child sex abuse victims. The judge held that Katie's statements to Henriquez were admissible under the tender years ...

docket:	a-21-09
court:	supreme
decided:	2010-06-07
status:
citation:	202 N.J. 232 997 A.2d 163
Document Size:	85905

118 Thisopinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is binding only on the STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. URIAH HILL -- rank: 601

... D. At the start of trial, the judge denied defendant's motion to suppress his video-recorded statement to the police ... caller to testify at trial, the trial judge denied defendant's request that the jury be allowed to draw an adverse ... lesser-included offense of third-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)(1), against his then girlfriend (the victim). The trial judge granted the State's motion for a discretionary extended term as a persistent offender, N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3(a), and imposed a sentence of ... Defendant raises the following arguments on appeal: POINT I DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS OF LAW WAS VIOLATED BY ...

docket:	a3577-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-09-19
status:	unpublished
citation:
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119 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CHARLY WINGATE -- rank: 595

... trial court erroneously declined to sever his trial from Leerdam's trial, misapplied its discretion when it refused to excuse a ... at trial the prosecutor failed to fully disclose the State's plea agreement with one of its witnesses, presented unreliable and ... as brothers, but they may have been step-brothers. Wingate's on-again-off-again girlfriend, Gina Conway, was an exotic ... a Bronx club named Sin City. One of the victim's attraction to Conway precipitated the events that culminated in another victim's homicide. Two of the victims, Allan Plowden and David Taylor ... trash can. He hid the remaining $1000 under his bed's mattress, and then went to bed while Nieves showered. ...

docket:	a2090-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-08-30
status:	unpublished
citation:
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120 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ADEMIR RAMALHO -- rank: 595

... Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief). Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Attorney General, attorney for respondent (Michael J. Williams, Deputy ... jury found defendant Ademir Ramalho guilty of murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1), third-degree possession of weapon ... the purpose of using it unlawfully against another, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d); and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d). After merging defendant's conviction for the weapons offenses, the judge sentenced him to ... supervision required by the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. The judge also imposed ...

docket:	a2056-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-08-20
status:	unpublished
citation:
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