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61 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CHRISTOPHER KORNBERGER -- rank: 663

... For crimes against DiFrancesco: (1) first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1) and a(2); (2) first-degree felony murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(3); (3) three counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(3), a(4), and a(6 ... of a weapon (knife) for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d. For crimes against E.L.J.: (1) second-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(1); (2) third-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(2); (3) second-degree attempted ...

docket:	a6133-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-04-11
status:	unpublished
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62 ANNEMARIE MORGAN v. SANFORD BROWN INSTITUTE -- rank: 663

... impact of several alleged errors, including the denial of defendant’s application to use “reverse 404(b)” evidence, the ... later, in November 2004, Winslow Township police went to Bryant’s residence to investigate a different incident and discovered the weapon ... To that end, he sought to introduce evidence of Bryant’s involvement in the Winslow Township shooting in order to prove ... was unduly prejudicial to Bryant. The court also denied defendant’s motion for a separate trial. At trial, the sole contested ... other evidence, the State admitted a redacted portion of Bryant’s 2005 statement in which he stated that he had received ... to confrontation was violated because the trial court admitted Bryant’s statements identifying defendant as the shooter, even though Bryant ...

docket:	A-104-11
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-09-08
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63 State v. Bryden Robert Williams -- rank: 660

... testimony from a pathologist who did not perform the victim’s autopsy violated defendant’s right of confrontation under the Sixth Amendment of the United ... of September 2, 2006, Joel Whitley, Omar Boyd, and Boyd’s girlfriend attended a party at Dynesha Gibson’s apartment. Whitley became intoxicated and involved in an altercation with ... to return the phone and Whitley started kicking the apartment’s front door. Gibson told Whitley and Boyd that they should ... a handgun, aimed it at Boyd and said, “What’s the problem?” After Gibson yelled from the window ...

docket:	A-5-12
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-08-06
status:
citation:	219 N.J. 89 95 A.3d 701
Document Size:	61186

64 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JULIO F. RIVERA -- rank: 660

... police officer and creating a risk of injury, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(b), and second-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)(6), as well as the ... ineligibility pursuant the No Early Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. We affirm. I. We discern ... from the record on appeal, including the transcript of Rivera's trial. Rivera and co-defendant Elvin Caballero were indicted in ... convicted. Caballero was charged with receiving stolen property, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7(a), and resisting arrest, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(a)(2), -2(a)(3)( ...

docket:	a3087-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-05-01
status:	unpublished
citation:
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65 IN THE MATTER CIVIL COMMITMENT OF E.S.T. -- rank: 658

... A- IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF E.S.T. _________________________________ ����Submitted June 3, 2004 - Decided August 9, 2004 ����Before ... the court was delivered by WEISSBARD, J.A.D. ����E.S.T. appeals from a judgment committing him to the Special ... pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA), N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24 to -27.38. We conclude ... of the State at the initial commitment hearing, N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.29, relied to an unacceptable extent ... upon hearsay opinions and findings by other experts that E.S.T. did not have the opportunity to challenge, resulting in ... commitment process that was fundamentally unfair. ����The facts underlying E.S.T.'s commitment are not pleasant, as is commonly ...

docket:	a3269-02
court:	njappellate
decided:	2004-08-09
status:	published
citation:	371 N.J. Super. 562
Document Size:	51279

66 State v. Terry W. Coder -- rank: 658

... three-year-old child, the Court determines whether the child's out-of-court statements, as testified to by her mother ... the apartment building. There, Coder pulled his pants and Joyce's pants down and sexually touched her. Witnessing this, Susan ran out of the basement and straight to Joyce's apartment, where she told Joyce's mother, Denise, what had happened and that Joyce was still ... a hearing to address the admissibility at trial of Denise's testimony concerning what Joyce told her on the day of the assault. After Denise testified about Joyce's statements, Joyce was called to the stand. In response ...

docket:	a-28-08
court:
decided:	2009-05-04
status:
citation:	198 N.J. 451 968 A.2d 1175
Document Size:	92873

67 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. C.D. -- rank: 652

... C.D., with first degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(1), second degree sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2b, and second degree endangering the welfare of a child, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a. The indictment alleges that between October ... jury, the court heard argument and ultimately granted the State's motion to admit as evidence at trial, under the standards ... was temporarily reassigned to a different judge who heard defendant's motion to suppress the videotaped statement Robin gave to a detective from the Union County Prosecutor's Office pursuant to State v. Michaels, 136 N.J. ...

docket:	a0055-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-08-12
status:	unpublished
citation:
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68 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. W.R.O. -- rank: 649

... of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a. Following the denial of his motion ... a child, and ordered to comply with all applicable Megan's Law procedures, including no contact with the victim. Appropriate assessments ... Morris County. Living with defendant were Joyce, his girlfriend; Joyce's eight-year old daughter, C.D.; and defendant's two children from a prior marriage. On July 17, 1998 ... Defendant reached over and put his finger into C.D.'s vagina, after which she pulled his hand away while feeling ... 20, 1998. K.R. is also a friend of Joyce's two sisters, Barbara and Cathy. Because Joyce was "very ...

docket:	A0353-03
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-03-16
status:	unpublished
citation:
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69 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. BRUCE D. BEACHAM, JR -- rank: 649

... his sentence is excessive. We agree with three of defendant's points regarding trial errors. The trial court was persuaded by the prosecution's mistaken legal arguments and erred in (1) barring the testimony of a defense witness offered to impeach the State's cooperating co-defendant, (2) threatening to give an adverse inference ... first of these errors by itself requires reversal of defendant's conviction. Cumulatively, the errors clearly cannot be deemed harmless beyond ... quoting State v. Orecchio , 16 N.J. 125 , 129 (1954)); s ee also Chapman v. California , 386 U.S. 18 , 24, 87 S. Ct. 824 , 828, 17 L. ...

docket:	a1477-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-07-21
status:	unpublished
citation:
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70 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. TERRY W. CODER -- rank: 649

... indictment charging sexual offenses against two children, J.B. and S.F., ages three and eleven, respectively. The indictment, returned on ... defendant as follows: first-degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:13-6 (count seven); fourth-degree lewdness, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2, a concurrent seven-year ...

docket:	a4711-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-07-12
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	98282

71 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF L.R. -- rank: 646

... A.D. On March 5, 2003, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office filed juvenile complaints charging L.R., K.W., and ... an adult, would constitute third-degree criminal mischief, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3, a disorderly persons offense. Count Two ... to the plea agreement. The Family Court judge accepted defendant's plea as voluntary, "with advice of counsel and with the ... following colloquy took place between the judge and L.R.'s counsel, culminating in the granting of L.R.'s request for a stay of the order requiring him to ... to indicate for the record, and I understand Your Honor's ruling - I'm not quarreling it with respect to ...

docket:	a3397-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-01-30
status:	published
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	82428

72 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KEVIN C. WILLIAMS -- rank: 646

... December 3, 2007 - Decided Before Judges Stern, Collester and C.S. Fisher. On appeal from Superior Court of New Jersey, Law ... was convicted of first-degree robbery, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 (count one), and second-degree aggravated ... their evidence, 'for the less a witness hears of another's testimony, the more likely is he to declare his own ... State v. Zellers , 7 N.J.L. 220 , 226 (Sup. Ct. 1824)). Absent a clear showing of prejudice an inadvertent violation ... 55 N.J. 476 , 483 (1969), cert. denied , 400 U.S. 949 , 91 S.Ct. 232 , 27 L.Ed.2d 256 (1970); State ...

docket:	a4616-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-12-12
status:	published
citation:	404 N.J.Super. 147
Document Size:	70032

73 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JERMAINE A. HARRIS -- rank: 646

... convicted of second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7. After denial of the State's motion for an extended term and after appropriate mergers, defendant ... No Early Release Act (N.E.R.A.), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2, and on the last weapons ... Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) bag that had previously contained Tair's dinner. Tair estimated that about $116 to $130 in cash ... passengers exited the vehicle. Defendant exited out of the driver's side, and an individual named Blair Williams exited out of ... long barreled handgun" underneath the seat cushion on the passenger's side. Patrolman Rando also found a DSW bag between ...

docket:	a1652-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-03-23
status:	unpublished
citation:
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74 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JANEAN OWENS -- rank: 643

... conviction for first-degree aggravated manslaughter, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4(a); third-degree conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3; two counts of theft by unlawful taking, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3; second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a); third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b); and fourth-degree certain ...

docket:	a0803-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-09-04
status:	unpublished
citation:
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75 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MARC GALLUCCI -- rank: 643

... Law Division, Middlesex County, Indictment No. 12-09-1393. Lauren S. Michaels, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant ... Stephanie R. Tylka guilty of the aggravated assault of Tylka's former paramour. 1 The trial judge sentenced Gallucci to a ... errors. First, the judge unduly restricted evidence of the victim's past violent behavior toward Tylka and improperly instructed the jury on the victim's prior bad acts. Second, the judge failed to give a ... summation. Lastly, Gallucci contends the cumulative effect of the court's and prosecutor's missteps deprived him of a fair trial. Tylka makes ...

docket:	a3609-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-07-10
status:	unpublished
citation:
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