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1 IN RE CONTEST OF NOVEMBER 8, 2011 GENERAL ELECTION OF OFFICE OF NEW JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY, FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT -- rank: 1000

... 22 , 2012 COMMITTEE ON OPINIONS ____________________________ Decided: January 5, 2012 Matthew S. Wolf, for petitioner Shelley Lovett (Pappas & Wolf, LLC, attorneys). William ... of State, Paula T. Dow, Attorney General, attorney). LEONE, J.S.C. The New Jersey Constitution provides that “[n]o ... N.J. 2001). Respondent also argues that petitioner Shelley Lovett’s post-election challenge comes too late and seeks the wrong ... is annulled, and her election is set aside. Although petitioner’s challenge did not come too late, she does request the wrong remedy. Under New Jersey’s election laws, a new election for General Assembly must be ... 1, 2011, petitioner filed a petition pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:29-1. Petitioner alleged that respondent had ...

docket:	l-5995-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
decided:	2012-01-05
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citation:	427 N.J. Super. 410 48 A.3d 1164
Document Size:	368367

2 State v. Eugene Basil -- rank: 996

... of an out-of-court statement at trial violated defendant’s right of confrontation guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the ... unlawfully against a person or property of another, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a), and third-degree knowingly possessing ... having first obtained a firearm purchaser identification card, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(c)(1). In a pre-trial ... about the report of the shotgun. Following the young woman’s statement and the discovery of the shotgun, defendant was placed ... question he was involved in activities related to his grandmother’s funeral and on that evening he had brought food to ... to him by Officer Ruocco. The court found Officer Ruocco’s credibility to be “excellent,” and concluded that ...

docket:	a-34-09
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2010-07-20
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citation:	202 N.J. 570 998 A.2d 472
Document Size:	236569

3 Lula M. Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human Services -- rank: 978

... complaint under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -49 (LAD). 2 In early ... on which to extend the statute of limitations on Henry’s retaliation claim. That cause of action accrued at or before ... If none exists, the court decides whether the trial court’s ruling on the law was correct. (pp. 9-10) 2 ... then shifts back to the employee to prove the employer’s stated reason was false and motivated by discriminatory intent. A ... 200 N.J. 555 (2010), the Court considered a plaintiff’s argument that cancellation of his insurance after he was terminated ... light of Roa , the Court affirms the judgment dismissing Henry’s retaliation claim because there is no equitable basis on ...

docket:	a-69-09
court:	New Jersey Supreme Court
decided:	2010-12-10
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citation:	204 N.J. 320 9 A.3d 882
Document Size:	821745

4 State in the Interest of J.A. -- rank: 978

... for a majority of the Court. In Crawford v. Washington , 541 U.S. 36, 124 S. Ct. 1354, 158 L. Ed. 2d. 177 (2004), the United ... home in Paterson. Fourteen-year-old H.A. grabbed Chavez’s shoulder from behind and attempted to wrest her purse ...

docket:	a-2-07
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decided:	2008-06-23
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citation:	195 N.J. 324
Document Size:	139712

5 State v. Julie L. Michaels -- rank: 936

... Court. This appeal requires the Court to address whether defendant’s confrontation rights were violated by the admission of a forensic report analyzing defendant’s blood sample, where the report was admitted into evidence through the testimony of the report’s author -- a laboratory supervisor and qualified expert who had reviewed ... who had performed tasks associated with the testing procedures. Defendant’s blood sample was sent by the local police department to ... handling and performing gas chromatography/mass spectrometry testing on defendant’s blood sample. The testing indicated that defendant’s blood sample contained cocaine, cocaine derivatives, and alprazolam, an ...

docket:	A-69-12
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-08-06
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citation:	219 N.J. 1 95 A.3d 648
Document Size:	221417

6 James Dale v. Boy Scouts of America, and Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America -- rank: 915

... Court. ����The issue in this appeal is whether New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination (LAD), N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -49, prohibits Boy Scouts of ... LAD prohibition applies, the Court also must determine whether BSA's First Amendment rights are thereby violated. ����BSA is a federally ... eighty-seven million youths and adults have joined BSA. BSA's success in attracting members is attributable, in part, to its ... aggressive recruitment through national television, radio, and magazine campaigns. BSA's mission, as set forth in its Mission Statement, is �to ... them to make ethical choices over their lifetime....� Notwithstanding BSA's encouragement of its members' ethical development, BSA does not ...

docket:	a-195-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1999-08-04
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citation:	160 N.J. 562
Document Size:	245074

7 State v.Ryan Buda -- rank: 909

... Supreme Court of the United States in Crawford v. Washington , 541 U.S. 36, 124 S. Ct. 1354, 158 L. Ed. 2d. 177 (2004), that, under ... opportunity to cross-examine.” Id. 2 At 59 , 124 S.Ct. at 1369, 158 L. Ed. 2d at 197. ...

docket:	a-4-07
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decided:	2008-06-23
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citation:	195 N.J. 278
Document Size:	170505

8 State v. Reginald Roach -- rank: 903

... the Court. In this appeal, the Court considers whether defendant’s confrontation rights were violated by the testimony of an analyst who matched defendant’s DNA profile to DNA evidence left by the perpetrator at ... the basis for the DNA profile developed from the perpetrator’s evidence. The police identified E.A. as a suspect and ... forensic scientist with the DNA Department, received H.H.’s sexual assault kit and the buccal swabs taken from H ... their respective buccal swabs. She concluded that E.A.’s DNA profile did not match that of the male contributor ... DNA profiles, and stating her conclusion that E.A.’s DNA profile did not match that of the perpetrator. ...

docket:	A-129-11
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-08-01
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citation:	219 N.J. 58 95 A.3d 683
Document Size:	131901

9 Aleice Jeter v. Sam's Club -- rank: 903

... Unpublished.) SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the ... P.V. The Court first considers the Appellate Division majority’s holding that police officers, prior to interrogation, are required to ... that information. Second, the Court considers whether the trial court’s decision to admit at trial P.V.’s prior testimony at a pretrial hearing violated the rule against ... a vehicle observed near the scene of P.V.’s shooting. Defendant denied that he was involved in the shooting ... totality of the circumstances, the trial court held that defendant’s waiver of his Miranda rights was knowing and voluntary, ...

docket:	a-53-20
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2022-03-17
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Document Size:	124186

10 State of New Jersey v. Eduardo McLaughlin -- rank: 893

... issue in this appeal is whether a non-testifying declarant’s statements concerning future criminal acts by the defendant were admissible ... 17,000 cash pick-up, Hyunh and defendant, using Hyunh’s sister’s van, drove to a location in Camden where Pablo lived ... his girlfriend. When defendant and the victim arrived at Pablo’s home, Serrano and Pablo already were there. While counting the ... battled with Hyunh, Serrano held a pillow over the victim’s face until he ceased to struggle. Defendant and Serrano divided ... spoils, purchased an all-terrain vehicle, and drove the victim’s van to a secluded location where they set fire ...

docket:	a-68-09
court:	superior court trial
decided:	2011-03-03
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citation:	205 N.J. 185 14 A.3d 720
Document Size:	110725

11 State v. Kanem Williamson -- rank: 893

... Unpublished.) SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the ... trial court abused its discretion by admitting A.B.’s identification of defendant as a dying declaration; and (2) whether the admission of A.B.’s identification violated defendant’s right to confrontation. On a spring afternoon in 2014, emergency ... to speak because of the breathing tube. A.B.’s attending physician, Dr. Anastasia Kunac, told A.B. that she ... leads, he and other officers spoke with Kanem Morris, defendant’s father, who told police that defendant had admitted to ...

docket:	a-65-19
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2021-05-10
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Document Size:	67509

12 State of New Jersey v. Timyan Cabbell -- rank: 887

... were provided the opportunity to cross-examine two key State’s witnesses, consistent with the confrontation-clause requirements of the Federal ... and causing its rear bumper to fall off. The State’s theory was that defendant Timyan Cabbell was driving the Honda ... the two handguns. One of the bullets penetrated the truck’s windshield, killing Paul almost immediately. A Union County Grand Jury ... trial was the identification of the shooters. Two key State’s witnesses were Karine Martin and Tyson Privott. Both witnesses gave ... presence of the jury to determine the admissibility of Martin’s out-of-court statement. To this point, defendants were not ... to cross-examine Martin before the jury. Outside the jury’s presence, the court expressed its belief that asking Martin ...

docket:	a-89-09
court:	superior court trial
decided:	2011-07-26
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Document Size:	115312

13 State v. Brian WakefieldRIVERA-SOTO, J., writing for the Court.Brian Wakefield pled guilty to two counts of capital murder.In this appeal,Wakefield raises fourteen assignments of error in respect of the penalty phase trialthat resulted in his death senten -- rank: 878

... death. Through relatives, it was also determined that Mrs. Hazard�s car, a Lincoln Continental, was missing. The Lincoln was later ... approximate time of the homicides, so it was the State�s position that Wakefield committed the crimes by his own conduct ... was committed while Wakefield was engaged in murder (Mr. Hazard�s), robbery and/or burglary, and it was committed for the ... was granted leave to appear as amicus curiae. HELD : Wakefield�s penalty phase proceedings were fair, the death sentence was properly ... themselves; photographs of the crime scene; and evidence of Wakefield�s post-crime behavior. Underlying these claims is Wakefield�s contention that his unconditional guilty plea obviated any need ...

docket:	a-37-04
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2007-05-07
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citation:	190 N.J. 397
Document Size:	487750

14 State v. William L. Witt -- rank: 872

... a convicted person. The police initiated a stop of defendant’s car because he did not dim his high beams when ... unreasonable search in violation of the New Jersey Constitution. Defendant’s sole argument was that the police did not have exigent ... back of a patrol car. While Officer Racite searched defendant’s vehicle for “intoxicants,” he found a handgun in ... as follows: the officer had a right to stop defendant’s car based on an “unexpected” occurrence and had probable ... court suppressed the handgun. The Appellate Division granted the State’s motion for leave to appeal and affirmed the suppression of ... App. Div. 2014). The panel declined to address the State’s argument that the exigent-circumstances test in Pena-Flores ...

docket:	A-9-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2015-09-24
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Document Size:	264557

15 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2244-03.opn.html -- rank: 860

... CRAIG HUTCHISON and CHRIS LODEWYKS; MAUREEN KILIAN and CINDY MENEGHIN; S APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION June 14, 2005 APPELLATE DIVISION ARAH and ... Law Division, Mercer County, Docket No. L-15-03. David S. Buckel (Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.) of the ... Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione and Mr. Buckel, attorneys; Lawrence S. Lustberg and Jennifer Ching (Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione ... Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) (Alan E. Kraus, Richard S. Zbur, Stuart S. Kurlander, Charles J. Butler and Jeffrey R. Hamlin (Latham & Watkins ... Sandler, attorneys for amicus curiae City of Asbury Park (Douglas S. Eakeley, of counsel and on the brief). Demetrios K. ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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citation:	378 N.J. Super. 168 875 A.2d 259
Document Size:	154545