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31 FINDERNE MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC. v. JAMES W. BARRETT -- rank: 833

... Cross-Respondents, v. JAMES W. BARRETT, GERARD T. PAPETTI and U.S. FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, Defendants-Respondents/ Cross-Appellants, and CIGNA FINANCIAL ... attorneys; Mr. Fram, of counsel; John C. Connell and Tara S. Parvey, on the brief). Christopher P. Leise argued the cause ... Leise, of counsel; Edward M. Koch, on the brief). Bruce S. Edington argued the cause for respondents/cross-appellants Gerard T. Papetti and U.S. Financial Services Corporation (Seiden Wayne, L.L.C., attorneys; ...

docket:	a1057-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-09-09
status:	published
citation:	402 N.J.Super. 546 955 A.2d 940
Document Size:	146641

32 State v. Daron Josephs -- rank: 830

... apartment together in December of 1994. Emil testified at defendant's trial. According to Emil, he learned from a friend and ... and Junior were selling marijuana from another source at Emil's sales location and pocketing the money for themselves. Emil confronted ... but McLean disarmed him. Emil went to defendant and Junior's bedroom and took their handguns - a nine millimeter and .45 ... defendant and Junior emerge from the front door of Emil's apartment. When Turan Josephs returned to the apartment later that ... the guilt- phase jury from being impermissibly influenced by defendant's prior murder conviction, separate juries were empaneled for the guilt ... the time of the crimes, and thirteen circumstances of defendant's life under the “catch-all” mitigating factor. The jury ...

docket:	a-113-99
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2002-07-15
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citation:	174 N.J. 44
Document Size:	215536

33 In re: Contest of November 8, 2011 General Election of Office of the New Jersey General Assembly, Fourth Legislative District -- rank: 830

... Attorney General and Secretary of State from enforcing the provision’s one-year durational residency requirement for eligibility for General Assembly ... the November 2011 election, but she did not litigate Mosquera’s compliance with the residency requirement at that time because she ... candidates who received the most votes for the Fourth District’s two Assembly seats, 21,086 and 19,907, respectively. Lovett ... Lovett filed an election challenge petition pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:29-1 to -14, alleging that Mosquera was ... 5, 2012, the trial court issued an order annulling Mosquera’s certificate of election, setting aside the November 8, 2011 election ... test, held that the residency requirement was constitutional, rejected Mosquera’s claim that the challenge was barred by the doctrine ...

docket:	A-58-11
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2012-02-16
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citation:	210 N.J. 29 40 A.3d 684
Document Size:	328871

34 State v. Dionte Byrd; State v. Freddie Dean, Jr. -- rank: 830

... Court determines whether, under the Rules of Evidence , a witness’s hearsay statement implicating a defendant in a crime should be ... Charles Simmons, a known drug dealer. They traveled to Simmons’s apartment, along with Kenneth Bush, in a van. At the ... and Dean were indicted on charges in connection with Simmons’s death. At trial, an out-of-court statement by Bush ... was introduced. That statement was made nine days after Simmons’s shooting as a result of Bush’s interrogation by Trenton police detectives, who transposed the questions and Bush’s answers onto a typewritten statement that Bush signed and ...

docket:	a-105-07
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decided:	2009-04-02
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citation:	198 N.J. 319
Document Size:	240703

35 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4314-16.opn.html -- rank: 830

... and its use in other cases is limited. R. 1:36-3. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO ... defendant Timothy J. Puskas with first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1) and (2) (count one); fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d) (count two); third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d) (count three); third-degree hindering apprehension or prosecution by concealing evidence, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3(b)(1) (count four); and third ... giving false information to a law enforcement officer, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3(b)(4) (count five). In ...

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36 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN NYHAMMER -- rank: 830

... a girl, then nine years old (count one), N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a. The judge merged counts two, three ... to trial, the judge conducted hearings on: (1) whether defendant's confession was knowing and voluntary pursuant to the Miranda rule ... trial in addition to her testimony. The judge denied defendant's motion to suppress his confession to the police and found ... mother were interviewed by investigators from the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. Investigator Dawn Cooper conducted the interview and Investigator Michael ... At a pre-trial hearing on the admissibility of defendant's taped confession, the judge found that defendant's rights had not been violated because defendant was read ...

docket:	a5672-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-09-06
status:	published
citation:	396 N.J. Super. 72
Document Size:	75133

37 State v. Ambrose A. Harris -- rank: 827

... this capital case, Ambrose Harris appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief (PCR). Ordinarily, the Court’s review would be based on the findings and conclusions of ... what the court did. The statements reveal the PCR court’s disdain for Harris and a preordained view that its role ... sentencing system is meaningless. The nature of the trial court’s comments raise the issue whether the Court can affirm a ... appropriateness of the sentence rests elsewhere. Caldwell v. Mississippi , 472 U.S. 320 , 105 S. Ct. 2633 , 86 L.Ed.2d ...

docket:	a-94-02
court:	New Jersey Supreme Court
decided:	2004-10-19
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38 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ADAM J. KENT -- rank: 827

... curiae, submitted a post-argument letter-brief at the court's request. The opinion of the court was delivered by SABATINO, J.S.C., temporarily assigned. This drunk driving case presents another instance ... Federal and state Constitutions, in light of Crawford v. Washington , 541 U.S. 36 , 124 S. Ct. 1354, 158 L. Ed .2d 177 ( ...

docket:	A3137-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-03-22
status:	published
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39 IMO Ravich, Koster, Tobin, Olekna -- rank: 821

... Reitman & Greenstein (D-32-97) In the Matter of Kenneth S. Oleckna, an Attorney at Law (D-33-97) In the ... the Matter of Raymond Eisdorfer, an Attorney at Law (D-36-97) Argued March 17, 1998 -- Decided July 28, 1998 PER ... CAA) to investigate. Subsequently, the CAA concluded that attorneys Kenneth S. Oleckna, Charles E. Meaden, Raymond Eisdorfer, and Samuel V. Convery ... 1) and (4) of the Rules of Professional Conduct ( RPC s). The CAA recommended that Meaden be suspended for three months ... The Court concludes that the timing and location of Eisdorfer's meeting was a clear violation of RPC 7.3(b ... from being a highly protected form of political expression, Eisdorfer's speech at the high school simply proposed a commercial ...

docket:	d-32-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1998-07-28
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citation:	155 N.J. 357
Document Size:	72995

40 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a-61-17.opn.html -- rank: 821

... Published.) SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the ... student under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13, and two actions brought ... four matters constituted “government records” under OPRA, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, and “education records” under ... Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(4)(A). Id. at 82-83 ... disclosure under the New Jersey Pupil Records Act, N.J.S.A. 18A:36-19, and its implementing regulations, even ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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citation:	238 N.J. 547 213 A.3d 912
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41 MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY as Indenture Trustee v. MARINA BAY TOWERS URBAN RENEWAL II, LP -- rank: 818

... and its use in other cases is limited . R. 1:36-3. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO ... Scott, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellants (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa, Assistant Attorney General ... The court based its decision on a federal statute, 26 U.S.C. § 42(h)(6)(E)(i)(I), as well as its equitable powers under N.J.S.A. 40:37A-116, a provision affecting foreclosure actions set forth in the County Improvement Authorities Law, N.J.S.A. 40:37A-44 to -135 ('CIAL'). On appeal, ...

docket:	a5879-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-10-22
status:	Unpublished
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42 Hamilton Amusement Center v. Verniero -- rank: 818

... the Court.     This appeal challenges the constitutionality of N.J.S.A. 2C:34-7c, which restricts the size, number, and ... later codified, that directly affects those signs. Specifically, N.J.S.A. 2C:34-7, alleging that the restrictions contained in the statute violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article I of the New Jersey Constitution. Hamilton ... general nature of the establishment.     The Supreme Court granted Hamilton's petition for certification. HELD: The limitations on signage contained in N.J.S.A. 2C:34-7c represent constitutional limitations of commercial ...

docket:	a-64-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1998-07-21
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citation:	156 N.J. 254
Document Size:	109122

43 E&J Equities v. Board of Adjustment of Franklin Township -- rank: 812

... Board voted 4 to 3 in favor of E&J’s application. The vote constituted a statutory denial of the use ... billboards, provide a rational and objective basis for the Township’s determination to ban digital billboards. This Court granted plaintiff’s petition for certification. 220 N.J. 574 (2015). HELD: A ... Amendment . See Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego , 453 U.S. 490 (1981); Bell v. Township of Stafford , 110 N.J ... be erected in the M-2 zone. Despite the Township’s assertion that no standards exist to allow it to ...

docket:	A-40-14
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2016-09-15
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citation:	226 N.J. 549 146 A.3d 623
Document Size:	109882

44 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JANEAN OWENS -- rank: 812

... conviction for first-degree aggravated manslaughter, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4(a); third-degree conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3; two counts of theft by unlawful taking, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3; second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a); third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b); and fourth-degree certain ...

docket:	a0803-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-09-04
status:	unpublished
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45 EILEEN A. EMBREY v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 809

... A-6499-06T36499-06T3 EILEEN A. EMBREY, GRACE ESPOSITO, ANGELO S. FABREGAS, EDDIE L. HALL, JR., CHERYL A. MOSES, LEWIS POWELL ... Appellants, vs. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, COUNTY OF ESSEX PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, DONALD CAMPOLO, Individually, Jointly, Severally, and in the Alternative ... attorneys; Ms. Wong and Daniel C. Fleming, of counsel; Ian S. Clement, on the brief). Matthew Sapienza, Deputy Attorney General, argued ... Capone argued the cause for respondent County of Essex Prosecutor's Office and Donald Campolo (Lum, Drasco & Positan, LLC, attorneys; Paul ... employment discrimination case, two employees of the Essex County Prosecutor's Office (ECPO) argue that they were denied promotions due to ... the Division of Criminal Justice in charge of the prosecutor's supervisory section. Campolo was expected "to be the ultimate ...

docket:	a6499-06
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2009-08-04
status:	Unpublished
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