Search Rutgers Law Library N.J. Court Opinions

2131 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. GEORGE CALLEIA -- rank: 425

... JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. GEORGE CALLEIA, Defendant-Appellant. _____________________________ Argued March 2, 2010 - Decided Before Judges Fuentes, Gilroy and Simonelli. On appeal ... degree offense under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. The court also imposed the relevant mandatory fines and penalties ... denied , 528 U.S. 1085 , 120 S. Ct. 811 , 145 L. Ed.2d 683 (2000). The trial court thus correctly admitted the ... matter that is beyond the ken of the average juror; (2) the field testified to must be at a state of ... 97 N.J. 178 , 208 (1984) (addressing Evid. R. 56(2) now codified as N.J.R.E. 702).] Here, ...

docket:	a6218-07
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-06-22
status:	published
citation:	414 N.J. Super. 125 997 A.2d 1051
Document Size:	102771

2132 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SHAMENE GOMEZ -- rank: 425

... U.S. 337, 338, 90 S. Ct. 1057 , 1058, 25 L. Ed.2d 353, 356 (1970) ( U.S. Const. amend. VI); Snyder ... S. 97 , 107-08, 54 S. Ct. 330 , 333, 78 L. Ed. 674 , 679 (1934) ( U.S. Const. amend. XIV); Hudson , supra ... has signed a written acknowledgment of the trial date, or (2) trial has commenced in defendant's presence. It is within ... denied , 522 U.S. 837 , 118 S. Ct. 110 , 139 L. Ed.2d 63 (1997)). "We cannot allow crowded court ...

docket:	a7127-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-05-31
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	68308

2133 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MICHAEL A. PRYOR -- rank: 425

... patrol car. At that time, Gale gave defendant his Miranda 2 warnings. Upon further questioning, defendant stated that "he was going ... J. Super. 356 , 360 (App. Div. 2013) (citing Manalapan Realty, L.P. v. Twp. Comm. of Manalapan , 140 N.J. 366 ... 2012), cert. denied , ___ U.S. ___, 133 S. Ct. 1504 , 185 L. Ed.2d 558 (2013). "The duty of the prosecutor 'is as ... bring about a just one.'" Ibid. (quoting State v. Frost , 158 N.J. 76 , 83 (1999)). Even if the prosecutor exceeds ... of a fair trial.'" State v. Smith , 167 N.J. 158 , 181 (2001) (quoting Frost , supra , 158 N.J. at ...

docket:	a0550-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-12-28
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	33026

2134 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JIN SIG CHOI, a/k/a JIN SIK CHOI -- rank: 425

... A. Foddai, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (John L. Molinelli, Bergen County Prosecutor, attorney; Ms. Foddai, on the brief ... U.S. at 444, 86 S. Ct. at 1612, 16 L. Ed. 2d at 707. The State must prove the validity of ... U.S. 180 , 188, 104 S. Ct. 2292 , 2297, 81 L. Ed.2d 146 , 154, (1984) (quoting Kirby v. Illinois , 406 U ... 682, 688-89, 92 S. Ct. 1877 , 1881-82, 32 L. Ed.2d 411 , 417, (1972)). Applying the right to ...

docket:	A0557-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-02-13
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	67427

2135 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DARRELL HARPER -- rank: 425

... Maryland , 373 U.S. 83 , 83 S. Ct. 1194 , 10 L. Ed.2d 215 (1963). He argues that a remand is in ... S. at 87, 83 S. Ct. at 1196-97, 10 L. Ed. 2d at 218, the United States Supreme Court held "the ... violation, the defendant must show: (1) the prosecution suppressed evidence; (2) the evidence [was] favorable to the defense; and (3) the ... U.S. 667 , 682, 105 S. Ct. 3375 , 3383, 87 L. Ed.2d 481 , 494 (1995)). Where the prosecutor has ...

docket:	A1304-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-06-27
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	82676

2136 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SHANE MICHAEL BURNS -- rank: 425

... H. Park, Acting Union County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Kimberly L. Donnelly, Special Deputy Attorney General/ Acting Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel ... State v. Burns , No. A-4696-03 (App. Div. Nov. 2, 2006), certif. denied , 191 N.J. 317 (2007). Chelsea Favor ... loaded shotgun, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(c)(2) (count six). The court imposed sixty years in prison with ... Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. 2 Defendant appealed his convictions. We reversed defendant's convictions for ... denied , 545 U.S. 1145, 125 S. Ct. 2973, 162 L. Ed. 2d 898 (2005). We must hew to our ...

docket:	a0917-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-09-01
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	35294

2137 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. FORREST THOMAS -- rank: 425

... Spratt, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1), (2), and second-degree disturbing human remains, N.J.S.A ... Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2, on the murder conviction. Defendant was also sentenced to a ... would come to the apartment and comfort her. On November 2, 2006, Spratt complained of abusive behavior by defendant and requested ... U.S. 305 , 328, 129 S. Ct. 2527 , 2542, 174 L. Ed.2d 314 , 322 (2009)). The Court recognized that often defense ... cert. denied , 555 U.S. 812 , 129 S. Ct. 39 , L. Ed.2d 19 (2008). Because of this, it "makes ...

docket:	a2706-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-08-31
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	79660

2138 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ANTHONY K. STOKES -- rank: 425

... Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief). Joseph L. Bocchini, Jr., Mercer County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Dorothy Hersh ... an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2, and to a consecutive seven-year sentence on count two ... cert. denied , 357 U.S. 910 , 78 S. Ct. 1157 , 2 L. Ed.2d 1160 (1958). Defendant also contends, for the first time ... U.S. 1 , 12, 105 S. Ct. 1038 , 1045, 84 L. Ed.2d 1 , 11 (1985). In any event, prosecutorial ...

docket:	a5076-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-07-14
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	72344

2139 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. WENDELL WALDRON -- rank: 425

... for second-degree eluding, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(b), and third-degree resisting arrest without force, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(a), and the imposition of an aggregate seven-year term ... remarks were "clearly capable of producing an unjust result." R. 2:10-2. In our analysis to determine whether the prosecutor's comments ... deprived the defendant of a fair trial." State v. Frost , 158 N.J. 76, 83 (1999). We are mindful that the ... U.S. 78 , 88, 55 S. Ct. 629 , 633, 79 L. Ed. 1314 , 1321 (1935))). Defendant claims the following remarks ...

docket:	a2422-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-10-29
status:
citation:
Document Size:	26781

2140 A.N., o/b/o S.N., a minor v. S.M., SR., o/b/o S.M., JR., a minor, -- rank: 425

... Court is not legally authorized to enforce a moral decision.         2. The amount of support required to be paid by the ... working as he is a full time student. See footnote 2 2     This order confirmed the trial judge's oral conclusion, finding ... at 4; cf. Miller v. Miller , 97 N.J. 154 , 158-62 (1984) (regarding step parents); see also Troxel v. Granville , U.S. , 120 S. Ct. 2054 , L. Ed.2d (2000) (stating that grandparents have no right of ...

docket:	a4349-98
court:	njappellate
decided:	2000-08-01
status:	published
citation:	333 N.J.Super. 566
Document Size:	33807

2141 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3083-12xx.opn.html -- rank: 425

... conspiracy to distribute PCP, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2; N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5a(1), and N ... EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A CONVICTION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CDS. (COUNT 2). POINT V THE RECORD CONTAINS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A ... was "a pile of trash" on the sidewalk. Armstrong "pull[ed] a bag, a stash, a bag containing unknown items" from ... and he handed the "paper currency" to Perez. Perez "accept[ed] the money[,] . . . put[] the money in his pocket and he ... to the pocketknife at the beginning of his opening statement. 2 Although the better practice would have been for the judge ... deprived the defendant of a fair trial." State v. Frost , 158 N.J. 76 , 83 (1999). We analyze the prosecutor' ...

docket:
court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
decided:
status:
citation:
Document Size:	67053

2142 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MANAF STAS -- rank: 425

... inadmissible because it is "untrustworthy and unreliable . . . ." State v. White , 158 N.J. 230 , 238 (1999). Some hearsay, however, is admissible ... always available to a criminal defendant under Rule 3:15-2 because "the admission of the statement of a [non-testifying ... U.S. 123 , 126, 88 S. Ct. 1620 , 1622, 20 L. Ed 2 d 476, 479 (1968)), cert. denied , 519 U.S. 1021 , 117 S. Ct. 540 , 136 L. Ed.2d 424 (1996). Such a situation would deprive ...

docket:	a1790-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-03-31
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	34333

2143 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. TINA LUNNEY -- rank: 425

... J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1) and (a)(2) (count one); fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (a ... supervision upon release. N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. Defendant contends the judge erred by not suppressing her statement ... not handcuffed, nor had she been advised of her Miranda 2 rights. Cammarata recalled that Prachar asked defendant whether she wanted ... denied , 519 U.S. 1021 , 117 S. Ct. 540 , 136 L. Ed.2d 424 (1996). "Relevant factors include the defendant's age ... N.J. Super. 477 , 486 (App. Div. 1998), certif. denied , 158 N.J. 74 (1999), and interpreted accordingly. When the ...

docket:	a0774-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-04-21
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	87514

2144 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. TROY D. ARMSTRONG, JR -- rank: 425

... conspiracy to distribute PCP, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2; N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5a(1), and N ... EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A CONVICTION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CDS. (COUNT 2). POINT V THE RECORD CONTAINS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A ... was "a pile of trash" on the sidewalk. Armstrong "pull[ed] a bag, a stash, a bag containing unknown items" from ... and he handed the "paper currency" to Perez. Perez "accept[ed] the money[,] . . . put[] the money in his pocket and he ... to the pocketknife at the beginning of his opening statement. 2 Although the better practice would have been for the judge ... deprived the defendant of a fair trial." State v. Frost , 158 N.J. 76 , 83 (1999). We analyze the prosecutor' ...

docket:	a2657-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-12-26
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	67424

2145 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. VERELI SOTELO -- rank: 425

... H. Park, Acting Union County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Meredith L. Balo, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel ... commit theft by deception, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2. At trial, multiple victims of the alleged scheme testified to ... Office investigation into the Salvation Army matter, for I-140 2 applications submitted on behalf of specified individuals. Of those individuals ... forceful" arguments during summation. State v. Smith , 167 N.J. 158 , 177 (2001); see also State v. Mahoney , 188 N.J ... defendant of a fair trial.'" Ibid. (quoting State v. Frost , 158 N.J. 76 , 83 (1999)). That is, the infraction must ... denied , 519 U.S. 1021 , 117 S. Ct. 540 , 136 L. Ed.2d 424 (1996). Improper comments by a prosecutor ...

docket:	a0578-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-12-24
status:	published
citation:
Document Size:	40054