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61 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. IKINO O. WILLIAMS -- rank: 554

... of first-degree attempted murder, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3, and second-degree possession of a ... weapon for an unlawful purpose, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. He now appeals his convictions ... sentence, which we affirm in all respects. I. The State's proofs at trial adduced the following facts, which are relevant ... the attempted murder, Kevin Geddes, was a friend of Stevens's. For reasons not apparent from the record, Geddes kept most of his clothing stored in Stevens's basement. Geddes stopped at Stevens's house nearly every ...

docket:	A2621-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-11-23
status:	unpublished
citation:
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62 STATE of NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF A.E.L. -- rank: 551

... Argued May 7, 2007 - Decided May 30, 2007 Before Judges S.L. Reisner, Seltzer and C.L. Miniman. On appeal from ... probation, plus counseling, and was required to register under Megan's Law, N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2. We reverse and remand for a ... About a year after the last such occasion, the child's mother reported to the police that A.E.L. may ... child denied that A.E.L had touched the child's penis or that A.E.L. had asked the child ... to touch him. The police subsequently asked A.E.L.'s mother to bring him to the police station. The ...

docket:	A3071-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-05-30
status:	unpublished
citation:
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63 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: 551

... 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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64 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JAMES E. GRANT, JR. -- rank: 551

... 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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65 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. TERRANCE O. HOOKS -- rank: 548

... third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a)(1) (count one), and third ... controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(b)(3) (count two). Defendant moved, in relevant part, to suppress a police detective's pretrial identification and to disclose the identity of a confidential ... On appeal, defendant argues (1) the testimony regarding the CI's introduction of defendant violated his right to confrontation; (2) the court should have disclosed the CI's identity; (3) the court should have suppressed the pretrial identification ... testimony the State presented at the pretrial hearing on defendant's motions to disclose the CI's identity and suppress ...

docket:	a2574-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-04-05
status:	unpublished
citation:
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66 State v. William Sweet -- rank: 548

... concerning the operational status of a Breathalyzer violates a defendant’s constitutional right to confront the witnesses against him. Defendant, William ... Division, Sweet claimed that under Crawford v. Washington , 541 U.S. 36, 124 S. Ct. 1354, 158 L. Ed. 2d 177 (2004), he was entitled ... decision. The Appellate Division found it unnecessary to address Sweet’s Crawford claim, concluding that the police officer’s observations of Sweet’s conduct and the officer’s ...

docket:	a-1-07
court:
decided:	2008-06-23
status:
citation:	195 N.J. 357
Document Size:	78654

67 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN E. THOMPSON -- rank: 545

... Toraya, Designated Counsel, of counsel and on the brief). Jeffrey S. Blitz, Atlantic County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (James F. Smith ... 1 PARAGRAPH 10 THE RIGHT[] TO COMPETENT REPRESENTATION. A. COUNSEL'S TRIAL STRATEGIES WERE NOT BASED ON A REASONABLE DEFENSE AND ... HAVING HIS LAWYER BLATANTLY LIE ON HIS BEHALF. B. COUNSEL'S FAILURE TO PRESENT A CASE AGAINST THE ILLEGALLY OBTAINED EVIDENCE ON THE DEFENDANT'S BEHALF OR FILES ANY MOTION THERETO; EVIDENCE WHICH STEMMED FROM ... IMPROPERLY EVALUATED THE AGGRAVATING AND MITIGATING FACTORS RENDERING THE DEFENDANT'S SENTENCE ILLEGAL UNDER STATE V. DALZIEL . POINT II DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO THE CONFRONTATION CLAUSE WAS VIOLATED BY INTRODUCTION ...

docket:	a6251-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-05-31
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	60362

68 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. TYRONE J. HOWARD -- rank: 543

... four counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2(a)(1) (counts one, two, three ... count of lesser-included second-degree sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2(b) (count five); and two counts ... second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(a) (counts six and seven). On ... subject to the No Early Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2(a), on counts one through ... and the sentence. We affirm. The charges arose from defendant's sexual molestation of A.L. and M.M., the daughters ... old living that were being sexually abused by the mom's boyfriend." Letts then contacted Detective Nancy Diaz of the ...

docket:	a3395-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-02-12
status:	unpublished
citation:
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69 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. TERRY M. BALDWIN -- rank: 535

... a jury of third-degree receiving stolen property, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7(a) and third-degree shoplifting, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11(b)(1) (Indictment No. 08-08 ... 02-320) charging him with third-degree shoplifting, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11(b)(1). After merging the two ... the jury, the trial court —— upon the State's application —— sentenced defendant to an extended term of ... RIGHT TO CONFRONTATION, DUE PROCESS AND A FAIR TRIAL. U.S. CONST. , AMENDS. V, VI, XIV; N.J. CONST. , ART. I ... THE INVENTORY DATA. POINT II : BY NOT ALLOWING MR BALDWIN'S STATEMENTS INTO EVIDENCE THE COURT DENIED DEFENDANT'S RIGHT ...

docket:	a2634-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-10-03
status:	unpublished
citation:
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70 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. BORIS BORETSKY -- rank: 527

... with two crimes of the first degree: murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2 (count four); two crimes of the third degree: terroristic threats, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3 (count two), and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d (count eight); and three crimes of the fourth degree: two instances of contempt, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-9b (counts three and five), and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35, and was culminating in divorce proceedings. The State's proofs initially focused upon the January 19, 2002, incident ...

docket:	a6607-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-08-28
status:	unpublished
citation:	197 N.J. 14
Document Size:	43565

71 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOSEPH L. CODY -- rank: 524

... conviction for second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1(b) (count one); first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 (count two); fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d) (count three); and third-degree ... possession of a weapon with an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d) (count four), which were entered ... pursuant to the No Early Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. The judge merged counts ...

docket:	a5005-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
citation:
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72 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JAMES J. MAUTI -- rank: 524

... J. Mauti with first degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(7); second degree sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2c(1); third degree aggravated criminal sexual contact, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3a; and fourth degree criminal sexual contact, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3b. At all times relevant to this ... includes internal and sports medicine. The complaining witness is defendant's sister-in-law, "Joanne." 1 The incident that prompted these ... 208 N.J. 519 (2012) ( Mauti I), we granted defendant's motion for leave to appeal and reversed the Criminal ...

docket:	a3551-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-01-26
status:	published
citation:	448 N.J.Super. 275 153 A.3d 256
Document Size:	174371

73 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN A. HRYHOR -- rank: 518

... robbery. Defendant was charged with first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1, and N.J.S.A. 2C:2-6. Following a jury trial, defendant was ... convicted of second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1, and N.J.S.A. 2C:2-6. Defendant was sentenced on the robbery ... ineligibility under the No Early Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2, a concurrent seven-year sentence ... Singh told Kay that he had been counting the day's receipts at the end of his shift when two ...

docket:	a3070-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-10-20
status:	unpublished
citation:
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74 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROBERT C. RENSHAW -- rank: 516

... The opinion of the court was delivered by BAXTER, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned). Defendant Robert Renshaw appeals from a conviction for driving while intoxicated, in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50. After being found guilty in the ... Appropriate fines and penalties were also assessed. All of defendant's penalties, with the exception of the license suspension, have been ... I. THE BLOOD RESULTS WERE OBTAINED IN VIOLATION OF APPELLANT'S RIGHT AGAINST UNLAWFUL SEARCHES AND SEIZURES: ODOR OF ALCOHOL AND ... BODILY SPECIMENS TAKEN IN A MEDICALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER" VIOLATED APPELLANT'S SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO CONFRONT WITNESSES AS DEFINED BY CRAWFORD ... the nurse who drew his blood, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-11, violated defendant's right to ...

docket:	A0712-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-02-09
status:	published
citation:	390 N.J. Super. 456 915 A.2d 1081
Document Size:	68996

75 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. THOMAS M. WINTON -- rank: 513

... the brief). PER CURIAM Defendant appeals from the Law Division's March 28, 2012 judgment of conviction, entered after he was ... on a single charge of second degree eluding, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(b) and convicted by a jury ... OF THE INCIDENT VIOLATED THE RULES OF DISCOVERY AND DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL POINT II: THE SUPPRESSION OF ... ADMISSION OF CERTAIN TESTIMONY BY SGT. JOHNSON VIOLATED THE DEFENDANT'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF CONFRONTATION (Not raised below) POINT IV: CERTAIN ... A FAIR TRIAL (Not raised below) POINT V: THE DEFENDANT'S NEW TRIAL MOTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED BASED ON NEWLY ... the record and applicable legal principles, we conclude that defendant's arguments have no merit. We affirm. I. The trial ...

docket:	a4300-12
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-07-14
status:	Published
citation:
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