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61 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR A NEW JERSEY PERMIT TO CARRY A HANDGUN BY RICHARD PANTANO -- rank: 662

... J.A.D. Richard Pantano appeals from the trial court's October 31, 2011 denial of his application for a permit to carry a firearm under N.J.S.A. 2C:58-4. The Manalapan Township Police Chief had approved Pantano's application in December 2010 and the State appealed. In a ... demonstrated "a justifiable need to carry a handgun." N.J.S.A. 2C:58-4(d). Pantano asserts the court erred ... infringes his right to bear arms under the Second Amendment . U.S. Const. amend. II. We affirm. I. We first address ...

docket:	a1682-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-02-22
status:	published
citation:	429 N.J.Super. 478 60 A.3d 507
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62 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DANIEL BLAZAS -- rank: 659

... OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0705-10T3 S APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION August 26, 2013 APPELLATE DIVISION TATE OF ... is denied when the prosecution substantially interferes with a defendant's ability to secure witness testimony. In this case, the government ... if true, would be proof of substantial interference with defendant's constitutionally guaranteed right of access to witnesses. We therefore hold ... his decision. Because we conclude that a reversal of defendant's convictions is required, we recite those facts necessary to give ... also identified defendant at trial. On December 14, 2007, defendant's ex-fiancée, Jennifer McHugh, gave a statement to the ... indicted and charged with first-degree armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 (count one); third-degree unlawful ...

docket:	a0705-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-08-26
status:	published
citation:	432 N.J.Super. 326 74 A.3d 991
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63 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DONALD HERTEL -- rank: 659

... old boy attended the event with a friend. The evening's activities lasted from 7:00 to 8:30 and consisted ... the end of the case, the prosecutor highlighted the boy's testimony that defendant only allowed lukewarm water to strike the ... The boy and his friend went outside to his mother's car while she returned to the building to retrieve a ... that defendant was alongside her car. According to the boy's testimony, defendant approached him in the car and asked him ... began talking about the incident with his mother. The boy's mother contacted the director of the organization that had hosted ... the program, and the director contacted the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. Three days after the incident, the boy gave ...

docket:	a3156-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-05-29
status:	unpublished
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64 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JEROME FARNVILLE -- rank: 659

... for two counts of first-degree felony murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(3) (counts one and two); 1 first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a(1) and (2) (count three); second-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1a(1) and (2) (count four); second-degree attempted burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2 (count five); second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4.1a (count six); third-degree ...

docket:	a0169-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-02-15
status:	unpublished
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65 DARRYL T. GARVIN v. SCOTT W. KLEIN -- rank: 656

... reorganized. Garvin commenced this litigation to recover damages from Idearc's chief executive officer, defendant Scott W. Klein. Garvin claimed to ... courts to exercise personal jurisdiction, Klein moved to dismiss Garvin's amended complaint. The trial court granted Klein's motion and denied Garvin's motion for reconsideration. Garvin now appeals from those orders. Because ... exercise of personal jurisdiction, we affirm. Shaffer v. Heitner , 433 U.S. 186, 204, 97 S. Ct. 2569 , 2580, 53 L. ...

docket:	a6160-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-08-20
status:	unpublished
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66 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. GREGORY A. MARTINEZ, -- rank: 652

... Law Division, Middlesex County, Indictment No. 17-05- 0586. Jeffrey S. Farmer argued the cause for appellant (Mazraani & Liguori LLP, attorneys; Jeffrey S. Farmer and Joseph M. Mazraani, on the briefs). Joie D ... State of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Valeria Dominguez, of counsel and on ... P.J.A.D. This novel case concerns a prosecutor's office's use of body wires on a paid informant, an anticipated ... case, to secretly monitor and record a criminal defense attorney's pre-trial interview of that informant. An assistant prosecutor ...

docket:	a3479-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-10-29
status:	Published
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67 IN RE: ACCUTANE LITIGATION -- rank: 652

... for amicus curiae Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (Gregory S. Chernack, of counsel and on the brief). The parties have ... litigation (MCL) products liability cases, alleged that they developed Crohn's disease 1 as a result of taking Accutane (isotretinoin), a ... were flawed and unreliable, and that Accutane can cause Crohn's disease. The trial court also directed the parties to prepare ... conclusion, we emphasize that we are not placing this court's imprimatur on plaintiffs' experts or on their opinions. The experts ... not our role, as it was not the trial court's role in the Kemp hearing. See Hisenaj v. Kuehner , 194 ... had handled the Accutane cases. To some extent, that judge's familiarity with the prior litigation, and with the multiplicity ...

docket:	a4698-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-07-28
status:	published
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68 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MARQUIS GILCHRIST -- rank: 649

... raped. On March 15, 2005, the trial court considered defendant's motion "for an order directing the prosecutor to provide the ... Rule 3:13-3(c), the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and Art. 1, ¶ 10 of the New Jersey Constitution." The trial court granted defendant's motion but stayed the order pending the State's interlocutory appeal. We now reverse.     On November 20, 2003, at ... back. After searching for items to steal from M.C.'s apartment, the intruder told M.C., "you have no ...

docket:	a4561-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-11-03
status:	published
citation:	381 N.J. Super. 138
Document Size:	27287

69 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. COREY PICKETT, -- rank: 643

... cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Amanda G. Schwartz, of counsel and ... the State produced an expert who relied on his company's complex probabilistic genotyping software program to testify that defendant's DNA was present, thereby connecting defendant to a murder and ... defendant access to the trade secrets, which include the software's source code and related documentation. 1 Frye v. United States ... addressing the science underlying the proffered testimony by the State's expert, who designed, utilized, and relied upon TrueAllele, the program ... of testing low levels or complex mixtures of DNA. TrueAllele's computer software utilizes and implements an elaborate mathematical model ...

docket:	a4207-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-02-03
status:	Published
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70 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SEAN D. HARRIS -- rank: 643

... appeals from his conviction for first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1), (2), and sentence. We ... in the years that followed, arrestees were questioned about Williams's murder. Detective Scott Samis of the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office was assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In ... incarcerated at the time, wrote to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office stating he had some information regarding the death of ... his attorney he wanted to see someone from the Prosecutor's Office to disclose what his son told him. Believing his ... names of participants he learned from his son, including defendant's street name, "Tweeter." Edwards, Sims, Smith, Turner, Grant, and ...

docket:	a6339-11
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-08-27
status:	Published
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71 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SERGIO DEROSA -- rank: 643

... Klein, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Adam D. Klein, of counsel and ... guilty of first degree knowing or purposeful murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1). On appeal, defendant argues ... denying his motion to strike the testimony of a State’s witness and to dismiss the indictment based on discovery violations ... and in denying his motion to suppress; (3) the prosecutor’s withholding discovery and comments during summation on facts not in ... his motion for a new trial; and (5) the court's cumulative errors denied him a fair trial. We disagree and ... summarize the testimony adduced during the trial. A. The State's Case At approximately 9:30 p.m. on May ...

docket:	a1350-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-10-29
status:	Unpublished
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72 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a5869-17.opn.html -- rank: 643

... charging defendant Ibn Bailey with first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1) and (2) (count one); first-degree felony murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11- 3(a)(3) (count two); second-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 (count three); second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39- 4(a) (count four); and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b) (count five). Prior to trial ... exclude the testimony of Sergeant Sean O'Leary, the State's proposed expert in cell phone data analysis. Defendant argued ...

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73 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DONALD SCURRY -- rank: 634

... his convictions and sentence for: first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(2) (count one); second-degree ... possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a)(1) (count two); second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b)(1) (count three); third-degree tampering with evidence, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3(b)(1) (count four); and second ... possession of a weapon by a convicted person, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7(b)(1) (count eight). In A ... possession of a weapon, A-5102-18 2 N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b)(1) (count three); third- ...

docket:	a5102-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-12-28
status:	Unpublished
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74 STATE OF NEW JERSEY V. HORACE BRANCH -- rank: 630

... that criminal activity is afoot. See Terry v. Ohio , 392 U.S. 1 , 88 S. Ct. 1868 , 20 L. Ed.2d 889 (1968); State v ... the rationale behind Terry and the United States Supreme Court's endorsement of investigative detentions effectuated without probable cause.         [The Terry ... 104 N.J. at 499-500 (quoting Terry , supra , 392 U.S. at 21, 88 S. Ct. at 1880, 20 L. ...

docket:	a4314-94
court:	njappellate
decided:	1997-06-04
status:	published
citation:	301 N.J.Super. 307
Document Size:	44825

75 STATE OF NEW JERSEY V. BRENT D. LARK -- rank: 627

... Because we have decided to reverse the order denying defendant's suppression motion, the sentencing issue is moot.     The facts leading ... the traffic code. A computer check indicated that the vehicle's registration was valid and that it had not been reported ... officer a valid registration, insurance card, and his own driver's license.     Defendant told the officer that he had a license ... drive, but it was not on him. At Officer Gallaro's request, defendant wrote down on a note pad his name ... might identify the defendant. Officer Gallaro testified he needed defendant's identification in order to write him a summons and also ... many occasions he had been able to locate a driver's license inside a car even when the driver claimed ...

docket:	a3388-97
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-03-30
status:	published
citation:	319 N.J.Super. 618
Document Size:	33022