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46 State v. Gary Lunsford -- rank: 839

... have been summarized.) State v. Gary Lunsford (075691) (A-61-14) Argued February 29, 2016 – Decided August 1, 2016 â ... wireless telephone service provider requesting subscriber information associated with defendant’s cell phone number, which was the contact for the controlled drug buys that led to defendant’s arrest. The subpoena sought customer and billing records, as well ... records. The Attorney General, who superseded the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office to litigate the constitutional question raised by the trial court’s decision, sought leave to appeal, which the Appellate Division denied ... under the State Constitution. Because they reveal details of one’s private affairs that are similar to what bank and ...

docket:	A-61-14
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2016-08-03
status:
citation:	226 N.J. 129 141 A.3d 270
Document Size:	126599

47 PHOENIX PINELANDS CORPORATION v. HARRY DAVIDOFF -- rank: 839

... 11. Jennifer L. Moriarty argued the cause for appellant (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa, Assistant Attorney General ... reluctant seller,' Phoenix made no attempt to purchase the State's lands. Instead, Phoenix mounted a surreptitious two-decade-long quest to undermine and cloud the State's title to the properties and establish its own competing chains ... genealogists and lawyers to exploit potential defects in the State's titles that, regrettably, are not uncommon in land titles in ... to establish a presumption of peaceable possession of the State's lands, the statutory prerequisite to a quiet title action, N.J.S.A. 2A:62-2, Phoenix, without notice to the ...

docket:	a2823-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-04-29
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	302360

48 FACEBOOK, INC v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 839

... to secure prospective electronically stored information from two of Facebook's users' accounts as part of separate ongoing criminal investigations. For ... two matters were too lengthy in duration under our state's warrant procedures, and therefore require modification, as discussed herein. The ... separate CDWs in these unrelated matters in response to Facebook's motions. Both judges determined that wiretap orders, rather than CDWs ... B]ecause an appeal is taken from a trial court's ruling rather than reasons for the ruling, [we] may rely ... individuals engaged in' drug distribution crimes, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:35- 5(a)(1), recruitment to join a street gang, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:33- -28, gang criminality, contrary to N. ...

docket:	a3350-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-04-04
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	82765

49 EDWIN WILLIAMS v. THE CITY OF NEWARK NEWARK POLICE DEPARTMENT -- rank: 836

... ESSEX OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; ESSEX COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE; THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ... in his official capacity as Detective of Essex County Prosecutor's Office, Defendant-Appellant/ Cross-Respondent. April 11, 2016 Argued March ... Newark Police Department (Newark PD) and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office (ECPO) into the January 4, 2009 aggravated assault and ... 83 in prejudgment interest. Additionally, the court awarded plaintiff attorney's fees and costs of $553,588.77, consisting of $429,075 in attorney's fees, a twenty percent contingency enhancement of $85,815, and ... the fee award by $15,176.50, for the attorney's fees and costs expended by plaintiff's prior attorney. ...

docket:	a1589-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-04-11
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	106366

50 McNeil v. Legislative Apportionment Commission -- rank: 833

... appeal, the Court is asked whether the New Jersey Constitution’s political boundary requirement, Article IV, Section 2, Paragraph 3, now ... enforced with respect to Newark and Jersey City, the State’s two largest municipalities.     On April 11, 2001, the New Jersey ... Rights Act as well as the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment s. The Robertson court upheld the plan on June 18, 2001 ... the New Jersey Constitution.     The Supreme Court granted the Commission’s petition for certification and stayed the Appellate Division judgment. HELD: The New Jersey Constitution’s political boundary requirement may not be validly enforced with respect ... one vote” principle first enunciated in Reynolds v. Sims , 377 U.S. 533 (1964), the Equal Protection Clause demands that ...

docket:	a-73-02
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2003-07-31
status:
citation:	177 N.J. 364
Document Size:	142099

51 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. HERBERT MAYS -- rank: 833

... Mays, who are cousins, for first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1) and (2) (count one); first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a(1) or (3) and N.J.S.A. 2C:2-6 (count two); third-degree possession of a weapon (knife) for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d (count three); and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5d (count four). The grand jury also ... for third-degree 1 tampering with a witness, N.J.S.A. 2C:28-5(a)(1) and/or (2) ...

docket:	a5237-05
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-07-20
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	116195

52 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DAMIAN FREE -- rank: 833

... Mays, who are cousins, for first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1) and (2) (count one); first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a(1) or (3) and N.J.S.A. 2C:2-6 (count two); third-degree possession of a weapon (knife) for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d (count three); and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5d (count four). The grand jury also ... for third-degree 1 tampering with a witness, N.J.S.A. 2C:28-5(a)(1) and/or (2) ...

docket:	a4591-05
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-07-20
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	116178

53 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JUSTIN A. SCOTT -- rank: 833

... Mays, who are cousins, for first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1) and (2) (count one); first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a(1) or (3) and N.J.S.A. 2C:2-6 (count two); third-degree possession of a weapon (knife) for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d (count three); and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5d (count four). The grand jury also ... for third-degree 1 tampering with a witness, N.J.S.A. 2C:28-5(a)(1) and/or (2) ...

docket:	a4147-05
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-07-20
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	116182

54 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. COBY T. RICHARDSON -- rank: 830

... 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
citation:
Document Size:	101230

55 COMMITTEE TO RECALL ROBERT MENENDEZ FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR v. NINA MITCHELL WELLS -- rank: 830

... 09T1 COMMITTEE TO RECALL ROBERT MENENDEZ FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NINA MITCHELL WELLS, SECRETARY OF STATE ... The New Jersey Constitution, a rt. I, ¶ 2b , and it s implementing statute, the Uniform Recall Election Law , permit such a ... the notice of intention because the notice met the State's statutory requirements and the Secretary of State had "no authority ... issue of the federal constitutionality of the recall of a U nited S tates Senator is not yet "ripe" for consideration (and ...

docket:	a2254-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-03-16
status:	published
citation:	413 N.J. Super. 435 995 A.2d 1109
Document Size:	131497

56 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. PORFIRIO JIMENEZ -- rank: 827

... Decided August 17, 2005 Before Judges Fall, Payne and C.S. Fisher. On appeal from Superior Court of New Jersey, Law ... by PAYNE, J.A.D. In Atkins v. Virginia , 536 U.S. 304 , 122 S. Ct. 2242 , 153 L. Ed.2d 335 (2002) the United ... six-member majority of the Supreme Court, abrogating the Court's prior decision in Penry v. Lynaugh , 492 U.S. 302 , 109 S. Ct. 2934 , 106 L. Ed. ...

docket:	A3736-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2005-08-17
status:	published
citation:	380 N.J. Super. 1 880 A.2d 468
Document Size:	216489

57 State v. Howard Jones -- rank: 827

... a fourteen-year-old girl . According to C.W.’s testimony, she was on her way to school when she ... was not found. Defendant was transported to C.W.’s school, where he was required to stand between an officer ... showed her was defendant. Following the close of the State’s case, defendant moved to strike C.W.’s identification, arguing that it was “tainted.” Defense counsel noted that C.W. did not see defendant’s face, that she recognized defendant only once the jacket was ... on-one showup identifications are inherently suggestive, C.W.’s testimony was reliable because it was corroborated by Wimbush, ...

docket:	A-112-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2016-01-20
status:
citation:	224 N.J. 70 128 A.3d 1096
Document Size:	120833

58 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. PORFIRIO JIMENEZ -- rank: 827

... Decided August 17, 2005 Before Judges Fall, Payne and C.S. Fisher. On appeal from Superior Court of New Jersey, Law ... by PAYNE, J.A.D. In Atkins v. Virginia , 536 U.S. 304 , 122 S. Ct. 2242 , 153 L. Ed.2d 335 (2002) the United ... six-member majority of the Supreme Court, abrogating the Court's prior decision in Penry v. Lynaugh , 492 U.S. 302 , 109 S. Ct. 2934 , 106 L. Ed. ...

docket:	A3737-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2005-08-17
status:	published
citation:
Document Size:	216466

59 State v. Curtis Knight -- rank: 827

... Knight beat Brown to death with a pipe. The State's case against Knight relied heavily on the testimony of Marie ... beating on the morning of September 12, 1988. The State's case also included evidence seized from Knight when he was ... found a pipe on the floor beneath the front passenger's seat. The State argued at trial that the pipe was ... left New Jersey in fear for his life. Although Knight's explanation was not directly inculpatory, at trial the State used ... for the creation of a record in respect of Knight's allegation that the State had improperly suppressed exculpatory evidence. On ... had pled guilty to possession of cocaine shortly before Brown's death in exchange for a recommended jail term of ...

docket:	a-118-95
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1996-07-11
status:
citation:	145 N.J. 233
Document Size:	83230

60 NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT v. CREST ULTRASONICS -- rank: 827

... of first impression, appellants challenge the constitutionality of N.J.S.A. 34:8B-1, a measure the Legislature enacted in 2011 after the Governor's conditional veto of a more sweeping version of the proposed ... regulations. In contesting that fine, appellants contend that N.J.S.A. 34:8B-1 improperly infringes upon their rights of ... Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission , 447 U.S. 557, 561, 100 S. Ct. 2343 , 2349, 65 L. Ed.2d 341 , 348 ( ...

docket:	a0417-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-01-07
status:	published
citation:	434 N.J.Super. 34 82 A.3d 258
Document Size:	84810