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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 ... home in Paterson. Fourteen-year-old H.A. grabbed Chavez’s shoulder from behind and attempted to wrest her purse from ... running alongside him. Chavez did not see the other individual’s face, and was only able to describe him as wearing ... spoke to the officer. At trial, over J.A.’s objection, the court permitted Officer Semmel to testify to ...

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: 972

... 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.Ryan Buda -- rank: 889

... 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 ... opportunity to cross-examine.” Id. 2 At 59 , 124 S.Ct. at 1369, 158 L. Ed. 2d at 197. Specifically, the ... son, N.M. Christine and her son remained with Christine’s parents until 2002. At that time, they moved into ...

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

4 State v. Julie L. Michaels -- rank: 808

... 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

5 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. EUGENE DIX -- rank: 805

... the following offenses: (1) second-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(1) and N.J.S.A. 2C:2-6; (2) first-degree armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:2-6; (3) third-degree possession of a ... a box cutter knife) for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d; (4) fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (a box cutter knife), N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5d; (5) third-degree possession of ...

docket:	a5034-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-01
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	96515

6 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, v. WILLIAM MANIGO -- rank: 805

... the following offenses: (1) second-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(1) and N.J.S.A. 2C:2-6; (2) first-degree armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:2-6; (3) third-degree possession of a ... a box cutter knife) for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d; (4) fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (a box cutter knife), N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5d; (5) third-degree possession of ...

docket:	a4537-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-01
status:	unpublished
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7 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, v. WILLIAM MANIGO -- rank: 805

... the following offenses: (1) second-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(1) and N.J.S.A. 2C:2-6; (2) first-degree armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:2-6; (3) third-degree possession of a ... a box cutter knife) for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d; (4) fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (a box cutter knife), N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5d; (5) third-degree possession of ...

docket:	a2592-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-01
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	102066

8 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ADAM J. KENT -- rank: 759

... curiae, submitted a post-argument letter-brief at the court's request. The opinion of the court was delivered by SABATINO, J.S.C., temporarily assigned. This drunk driving case presents another instance ... state Constitutions, in light of Crawford v. Washington , 541 U.S. 36 , 124 S. Ct. 1354, 158 L. Ed .2d 177 (2004) (reinterpreting the Confrontation ... and a blood test certificate prepared pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-11 by a hospital employee who ...

docket:	A3137-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-03-22
status:	published
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Document Size:	102536

9 State of New Jersey v. Timyan Cabbell -- rank: 740

... 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

10 State v. Dionte Byrd; State v. Freddie Dean, Jr. -- rank: 724

... Court determines whether, under the Rules of Evidence , a witness’s hearsay statement implicating a defendant in a crime should be ... Charles Simmons, a known drug dealer. They traveled to Simmons’s apartment, along with Kenneth Bush, in a van. At the ... and Dean were indicted on charges in connection with Simmons’s death. At trial, an out-of-court statement by Bush ... was introduced. That statement was made nine days after Simmons’s shooting as a result of Bush’s interrogation by Trenton police detectives, who transposed the questions and Bush’s answers onto a typewritten statement that Bush signed and ...

docket:	a-105-07
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decided:	2009-04-02
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citation:	198 N.J. 319
Document Size:	240703

11 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. COBY T. RICHARDSON -- rank: 713

... 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

12 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4021-14a4026-14.opn.html -- rank: 713

... 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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13 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF A.R., a minor -- rank: 708

... for amicus curiae State of New Jersey Attorney General (Christopher S. Porrino, Attorney General, attorney; Ian C. Kennedy, Special Deputy Attorney ... Bergen County Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief). Lawrence S. Lustberg argued the cause for amicus curiae John J. Gibbons ... was enacted in 1989�in accordance with the Supreme Court's proposal in� State v. D.R. , 109� N.J. �348 ... getting off the bus, J.C. allegedly told his mother's cousin that appellant touched his "pee-pee" during the bus ride. The child's mother reported this to the police. A detective with the county prosecutor's office conducted a videotaped interview of J.C. eighteen ...

docket:	a2238-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-11-09
status:	published
citation:	447 N.J.Super. 485 149 A.3d 297
Document Size:	121747

14 State v. DeShaun P. Wilson -- rank: 705

... 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

15 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KHALID KHAN -- rank: 699

... convicted defendant Khalid Kahn of first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a) (count one); fourth-degree unlawful possession of weapons, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d) (count two); third-degree possession of weapons for unlawful purposes, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d) (count three); and second-degree endangering welfare of children, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(a) (count four). At sentencing, the ... imprisonment subject to the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. The judge sentenced defendant to ... On appeal, defendant raises the following contentions: POINT I [DEFENDANT'S] STATEMENT TO THE POLICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUPPRESSED BECAUSE ...

docket:	a3856-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-01-23
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	54891