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2146 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MARQUIS KENNON -- rank: 425

... Geoffrey D. Soriano, Somerset County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (James L. McConnell, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief). PER ... conspiracy to commit robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2; first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 ... and sentence, and argued: (1) his confession was erroneously admitted, (2) the jury instructions did not define the elements of criminal ... was planned by Jeffrey Wolf. [ Kennon , supra , (slip op. at 2-3).] Defendant, Gottlieb, Williams, and Guhse all lived near Kansas ... least a moderate degree of pain[,]" which could have "skew[ed his] cognitive faculties . . . ." However, Judge Pursel found that this argument ... fair trial. Strickland v. Washington , 466 U.S. 668 , 687, l 04 S. Ct. 2052 , 2064, 80 L. Ed.2d ...

docket:	a0330-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
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2147 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status:	unpublished
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2148 C.L v. W.S -- rank: 425

... JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-5782-06T25782-06T2 C.L., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. W.S., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________________ Submitted March 3 ... which we dismissed as interlocutory in an unpublished opinion. C.L. v. W.S. , No. A-1407-05T2 (May 31, 2006 ... Act (UIFSA), which was adopted in this State by chapter 2 of the Laws of 1998, N.J.S.A. 2A ... U.S. 286 , 292, 100 S. Ct. 559 , 564, 62 L. Ed.2d 490 , 498 (1980) (quoting Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington , 326 U.S. 310 , 316, ...

docket:	a5782-06
court:	njappellate
decided:	2009-04-17
status:	published
citation:	406 N.J. Super. 484
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2149 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
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2150 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
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2151 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. RICHARD SABATINO -- rank: 425

... of the patrol car, the officer delivered a Miranda warning. 2 Defendant then admitted he had taken a prescription pain pill ... S. 471, 484, 83 S. Ct. 407, 415-16, 9 L. Ed. 2d 441, 453 (1963). The State argues the officer had ... into a passing vehicle, N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2; and for the motor vehicle violation of failing to use ... of the actor." N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2a(2). 4 The key element that was missing here was proof ... physically dangerous condition[.]" N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2a(2). Had the Legislature intended to mean "lawful purpose" it ...

docket:	a0565-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-10-19
status:	unpublished
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2152 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. FRANCIS R. BENNETT -- rank: 425

... HEARING. A. FAILURE TO PRESENT EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE 1. RECONSTRUCTION EXPERT 2. INVESTIGATOR THOMAS BEATTY 3. ALIBI EVIDENCE 4. VIDEOTAPES B. TRIAL ... conclusions of the trial court. R. 3:22-11; R. 2:2-1(a)(3). While we afford deference to a trial ... J 391 , 415 (2004), cert. denied , ____ U.S. ____, ___ S. Ct. ___, ___ L. Ed.2d ___ (2005). Trial courts typically should grant evidentiary hearings to ... the 'counsel' guaranteed the defendant by the Sixth Amendment "; and (2) establish that the attorney's deficient performance prejudiced the ...

docket:	A2157-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-01-30
status:	unpublished
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2153 NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. N.C.S. -- rank: 425

... written opinion. DYFS presented the expert testimony of Mark Singer, Ed. D., who performed a psychological evaluation of N.C.S ... to show cause against N.C.S. and N.W. 2 in response to N.C.S.' twelve-hour delay in ... S. 745, 753, 102 S. Ct. 1388, 1394-95, 71 L. Ed. 2d 599, 606 (1982)), vacated on other grounds , 163 N.J. 158 (2000). "The Federal and State Constitutions protect the inviolability of ... S. 645, 651, 92 S. Ct. 1208, 1212-13, 31 L. Ed. 2d 551, 558-59 (1972)). However, government "is ...

docket:	a6236-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-12-23
status:	unpublished
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2154 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
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2155 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
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2156 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. WILLIE SHUMAN, JR -- rank: 425

... 0597. Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Robert L. Sloan, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief). Joseph L. Bocchini, Jr., Mercer County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Daniel A ... aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)(2) (count three); fourth-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A ... conspiracy to commit murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3 (count seven ... Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. Defendant received concurrent sentences on counts five and six. Appropriate ... time. However, when they met a second time on January 2, 2008, Smith provided Kemp with a formal statement, which ...

docket:	a0859-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-03-11
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2157 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KEVIN BAXTER -- rank: 425

... 0231. Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (Robert L. Sloan, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the ... first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a(2) (count one); and of carjacking, N.J.S.A. 2C ... Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. 1 The court also sentenced defendant on an unrelated fourth ... who were conducting the investigation advised defendant of his Miranda 2 warnings. Defendant waived his Miranda rights and signed a waiver ... on appeal, the plain error standard of review applies. R. 2:10-2; State v. Papasavvas , 163 N.J. 565, 626, corrected ...

docket:	a2568-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-08-03
status:	unpublished
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2158 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
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2159 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MICHAEL B. FRANKLIN -- rank: 425

... arrest by flight, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2a(2) (count four), a lesser-included offense of the original charge ... possession of drug paraphernalia, N.J.S.A. 2C:36-2. After the jury trial, the court conducted a bench trial ... we review this argument under the plain error standard. R. 2:10-2. "In the context of a jury charge, plain error requires demonstration of '[l]egal impropriety in the charge prejudicially affecting the substantial rights ... but to see that justice is done." State v. Frost , 158 N.J. 76 , 83 (1999) (citation omitted). In summation, ...

docket:	a3559-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-05-10
status:	unpublished
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2160 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. FRED LEHMAN -- rank: 425

... merit to warrant extended discussion in a written opinion. R. 2:11-3(e)(2). We affirm, substantially for the reasons expressed by Judge Thomas ... denied , 522 U.S. 850 , 118 S. Ct. 140 , 139 L. Ed.2d 88 (1997); State v. Preciose , 129 N.J. 451 ... defendant must satisfy the two prongs of the Strickland/Fritz 2 paradigm. First, a defendant must show that counsel was actually ... U.S. 668 , 687, 104 S. Ct. 2052 , 2064, 80 L. Ed.2d 674 , 693 (1984). Second, he must show ...

docket:	a3247-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2011-01-31
status:	unpublished
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