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121 STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. EBENEZER BYRD, JERRY J. SPRAULDING, AND GREGORY A. JEAN-BAPTISTE -- rank: 691

... respondent in A-4941-18 and A- 5095-18 (Raymond S. Santiago, Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney; Maura Kathryn Tully, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the briefs). Raymond S. Santiago, Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent in A-1452 ... conspiracy charge prior to defendants' trial. At trial, the State's proofs included DNA evidence placing Jean-Baptiste in Melton's apartment and an unindicted A-4941-18 3 co-conspirator's testimony that supported the State's theory that defendants had set out to rob Melton' ...

docket:	a4941-18a5095-18a1452-19
court:	appellate
decided:	2024-05-16
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	198756

122 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JAMES WALKER -- rank: 688

... and on the brief). PER CURIAM After defendant James Walker's motions to suppress evidence and to exclude his confession were ... the first degree aggravated manslaughter of Javid Patel, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 & 2-6. At the plea hearing ... an armed robbery. He approached the Infiniti from the passenger's side and fired his gun twice into the vehicle. After ... Lakina Dickerson. That same day, five detectives went to Dickerson's apartment. They identified themselves and entered the apartment where they found four young men and Dickerson's four-year old daughter. Dickerson, however, was at the liquor ... that her consent to search did not extend to Lee's room. The detectives searched the apartment. As Guzman approached ...

docket:	a3638-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-10-26
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	66080

123 State of New Jersey v. John E. Bruns -- rank: 684

... vehicle, Lynette Edwards was not able to produce a driver’s license, so the officer ran a Department of Motor Vehicles ... three months later on learning that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lakewood Police Department were investigating an armed ... seized during the search of Edwards’ car, alleging that Seidler’s search of the vehicle and seizure of the toy handgun ... an unreported opinion, the Appellate Division reversed the trial court’s decision denying defendant’s motion to suppress. The court found that the search did ... danger to the officers. The Supreme Court granted the State’s petition for certification in which it maintained that the ...

docket:	a-1-01
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2002-05-09
status:
citation:	172 N.J. 40
Document Size:	59335

124 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ANDREW W. PENA -- rank: 684

... 24, 2015. For the reasons that follow, we affirm defendant's convictions but remand for resentencing. I. Defendant was charged with ... E.D., specifically first-degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2(a)(3) (count one); second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2(b) (count two); second-degree sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2(c)(1) (count three); fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3(b) (count four); and third-degree criminal restraint, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-2(b) (count five). At defendant' ...

docket:	a2098-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-04-24
status:	unpublished
citation:
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125 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SCOTT ROBERTSON -- rank: 684

... while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DWI), N.J.S.A. 39:4-50. Defendant's appeal pertains mainly to the admissibility of Alcotest results showing ... the specific Alcotest device used. He asserted that the State's failure to provide such discovery compelled exclusion of the Alcotest results. After the court denied defendant's motion, he agreed to a trial on stipulated facts. Defendant ... State v. Chun , 194 N.J. 54 , cert. denied , 555 U.S. 825 , 129 S. Ct. 158 , 172 L. Ed.2d ...

docket:	a0296-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-11-14
status:	published
citation:	438 N.J.Super. 47 102 A.3d 381
Document Size:	77917

126 George V. Richardson v. Dir, Div of Taxation -- rank: 684

... Plaintiff asserts that he is so entitled under N.J.S.A. 54:49-11b because the Division of Taxation's instructions to the 1988 gross income tax return constituted "erroneous ... which he reasonably relied. The Director responds that N.J.S.A. 54:49-11b, which was enacted in December 1992 ... tax in New York, in computing his and Mrs. Richardson's New Jersey gross income tax, he claimed a credit for taxes paid to New York. N.J.S.A. 54A:4-1. In calculating the resident credit, the ... this figure to $37,368, the amount of Mr. Richardson's salary income from New York sources. As a result, ...

docket:	05783-93
court:
decided:	1994-12-09
status:
citation:	14 N.J. Tax 356
Document Size:	82346

127 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JARRELL A. WILLIAMS -- rank: 684

... of a weapon, specifically a handgun, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5b. The court sentenced defendant on that ... were not presented to the jury. According to the State's proofs at trial, the police found a handgun on the ... in plain view on the car floor by the driver's seat. He instead maintained that the gun had been found ... a fair trial by: (1) unduly restricting his trial counsel's cross-examination of the police officer who had searched the ... trial testimony. For the reasons that follow, we vacate defendant's conviction and sentence, and remand for a new trial. I ... The four men initially stood outside in front of defendant's house and talked. According to the State, at some ...

docket:	a2486-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-04-03
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	60945

128 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JAY R. ARTZ -- rank: 681

... third-degree aggravated assault against multiple police officers, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)(2) (count one); third-degree resisting arrest, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(a)(3)(2) (count two); third ... possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d) (count three); fourth-degree infliction of harm on a law enforcement animal, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3.1 (count four); and third-degree ... and then acting on that threat of violence, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3(a) (count five). The following facts ... him with a baseball bat. She expressed concern for defendant's well-being and the safety of others. Police also ...

docket:	a0955-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-03-05
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	77591

129 Mehlman v. Mobil Oil Corporation -- rank: 678

... appeal is whether the Conscientious Employee Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -8 (“CEPA”), a “whistleblower statute ... public policy.     Dr. Myron Mehlman, a renowned toxicologist, joined Mobil's Medical Department in 1976 as a Director of Environmental Health ... years, he rose to the level of manager of Mobil's Environmental Health and Science Laboratory. Mehlman's responsibilities were broad and of international scope. Prior to his discharge in November 1989, Mehlman's job evaluations were uniformly positive. In fact, he continued to ... international expert in toxicology.     The event that allegedly provoked Mehlman's discharge occurred in September 1989, during a trip to ...

docket:	a-5-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1998-03-26
status:
citation:	153 N.J. 163
Document Size:	115207

130 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DARYEL L. RAWLS -- rank: 678

... conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a)(1) and 2C:5-2 ... one); first-degree leading a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 (count two); second-degree possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a)(1) and 2C:35-5 ... degree possession of heroin with intent to distribute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a)(1) and 2C:35-5 ... 2 'PRACTICES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES'; THE ADMISSION OF DETECTIVE LONG'S EXPERT OPINION EVIDENCE WAS ERRONEOUS AND PREJUDICIAL. POINT III THE ... OVERALL SENTENCE. POINT VII A JOINT MOTION TO REDUCE [DEFENDANT]'S MINIMUM MANDATORY SENTENCE IS REQUIRED, PURSUANT TO THE ATTORNEY ...

docket:	a4838-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-02-02
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	82009

131 Paul Barila v. Board of Education of Cliffside Park -- rank: 678

... Unpublished.) SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the ... if it remained unused at the time of the teacher’s retirement. Plaintiffs objected to the lowering of the cap, and ... lacked authority to negotiate away that right without each plaintiff’s consent. Plaintiffs moved for summary judgment on that claim, and ... exclusive jurisdiction of PERC. The trial court rejected the Board’s challenge to subject matter jurisdiction. Reasoning that a teacher’s right to compensation for accumulated sick leave vests when he ... case law, the Appellate Division affirmed both the trial court’s assertion of subject matter jurisdiction and its judgment on ...

docket:	a-39-18
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	0000-00-00
status:
citation:
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132 State v. Adam Marrero -- rank: 678

... time of the murder and, further, whether the trial court's instructions concerning the other-crime evidence were so deficient that ... jury in Salem County. At the time of F.C.'s death, Marrero was awaiting sentencing for a sexual assault on ... F. at different times approximately five months before F.C.'s death. The trial court denied the State's motion to introduce the other-crime evidence respecting the K ... type of homicide committed.     The Appellate Division granted the State's motion for leave to appeal and, over the dissent of ... doubt, that Marrero was in fact responsible for F.C.'s death. The dissenting member of the panel would have ...

docket:	a-23-96
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1997-03-20
status:
citation:	143 N.J. 516
Document Size:	110386

133 State v. Ivonne Saavedra -- rank: 678

... of the Court. In this appeal, the Court considers defendant’s constitutional and public policy challenges to the official misconduct and ... her indictment. Among other challenges, defendant argues that this Court’s decision in Quinlan v. Curtiss-Wright Corp., 204 N.J ... law employment discrimination claims against the Board. In discovery, defendant’s counsel produced several hundred documents that allegedly had been removed ... a grand jury, where a Board attorney testified about defendant’s position with the Board, the Board’s discovery through the civil litigation that defendant possessed documents from ... in her employment discrimination claim was sanctioned by this Court’s decision in Quinlan. The trial court denied the motion. ...

docket:	A-68-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2015-06-23
status:
citation:	222 N.J. 39 117 A.3d 1169
Document Size:	119115

134 DAVID J. TAYOUN v. TIMOTHY MOONEY -- rank: 672

... PER CURIAM Plaintiff David Tayoun appeals from the Law Division's order granting summary judgment to defendant, City of Atlantic City (the City), dismissing plaintiff's complaint alleging violations of the Conscientious Employee Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -14 (CEPA), and the New Jersey Civil Rights Act, N.J.S.A. 10:6-1 to -2 (the CRA). We have ... that in January 2006 plaintiff was appointed by the City's newly elected Mayor, Robert Levy, as Director of the City's Neighborhood Services Department (NSD). The NSD oversees the "regulatory ...

docket:	a1154-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-05-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	53301

135 State v. P.H. -- rank: 672

... evidence of belated disclosure may be considered in the jury's evaluation of a child sexual assault victim's overall credibility and whether limiting instructions to the jury violated defendant's confrontation and due process rights. Susan (fictitious name) is the ... sexual abuse, in fact, occurred. The defense focused on Susan's delay in reporting the alleged abuse, and stressed that such ... that would instruct the jury to disregard evidence of Susan's delay in reporting the alleged crimes when determining Susan's credibility. Defendant objected. The court ultimately agreed and charged ...

docket:	a-36-02
court:
decided:	2004-02-05
status:
citation:	178 N.J. 378 840 A.2d 808
Document Size:	111359