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796 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. WALTER A. TORMASI December 3, 2015 -- rank: 539

... affidavit — lacking its last page — authored by defendant's father in which he takes responsibility and proclaims defendant's innocence of the murder for which he was convicted. The ... alleged by witnesses to have contained the signature of defendant's father and the jurat of a notary public, was missing ... proceedings because the judge never evaluated the sufficiency of defendant's effort to authenticate the document through extrinsic evidence pursuant to ... App. Div. July 20, 2001); the Supreme Court denied defendant's petition for certification, 171 N.J. 42 (2002). On July ... the ineffective assistance of counsel because of his trial attorney's performance during the investigation stage as well as at ...

docket:	a3830-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-12-03
status:	published
citation:	443 N.J.Super. 146 128 A.3d 182
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797 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MANSFIELD CREIGHTON -- rank: 536

... and its use in other cases is limited. R. 1:36-3. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO ... with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a)(1), and was sentenced to ... an amended charge of third-degree aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b)(1), third-degree criminal restraint, N.J.S.A. 2C:13-2, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d). On June 16, 1994, defendant ... defendant was entitled to an evidentiary hearing to address defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel (IAC) claims. A-3064-20 ...

docket:	a3064-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-09-15
status:	Unpublished
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798 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2498-17.opn.html -- rank: 536

... and its use in other cases is limited. R. 1:36-3. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO ... violation of the driving while intoxicated (DWI) statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50. Based on our review of the ... step-down provision of the DWI statute. See N.J.S.A. 39:4- 50(a)(3). The court imposed a ... November 14, 2011, Monroe Township Patrolman Bruce Maute stopped defendant's vehicle after checking its plates in a database and determining the license of the vehicle's owner, defendant, was suspended. After stopping the vehicle, Maute observed ... for a second or subsequent DWI conviction. See N.J.S.A. 2C:40-26(b). An issue was later ...

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799 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ANTHONY ROSS -- rank: 536

... and its use in other cases is limited. R. 1:36-3. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO ... his convictions for third-degree possession of heroin, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a)(1), and third-degree possession of heroin with intent to distribute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(b)(3), and the sentence imposed on the latter conviction following the court's merger of the offenses. More particularly, he contends the court ... light of the applicable legal principles, we affirm the court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence, reverse defendant's convictions and ...

docket:	a4443-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-03-14
status:	Unpublished
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800 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. T.E. -- rank: 536

... parole ineligibility under the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2 ( NERA ) . The sentence aggregate was ... sentences on four counts of aggravated sexual assault , N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2(a)(1), (2) . Defendant argues that ... and underwear. On the first occasion, defendant penetrated K.R.'s vagina with his penis. After he finished, he ejaculated on ... her mother and defendant. Defendant then pulled off K.R.'s pants and underwear and had vaginal sex with her. On ... while K.R. was waiting for one of her mother's friends to come to the house, she and defendant were ... Edgewater Park. Shortly thereafter, in September, defendant and K.R.'s mother married. According to K.R., while in Edgewater ...

docket:	a3602-06
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-07-08
status:	unpublished
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801 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. GARY NEAL, 2ND -- rank: 536

... and its use in other cases is limited. R. 1:36-3. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO ... to second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, N.J.S.A. 2C:39- 5(b), and in exchange, the State ... AT THE SUPPRESSION HEARING, THE JUDGE PROHIBITED TESTIMONY FROM NEAL'S WIFE THAT THE SIGNATURE ON THE CONSENT FORM WAS NOT NEAL'S, DENYING NEAL THE FULL OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT HIS OWN DEFENSE ... enumerated offense under the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(j). In exchange, the State agreed ... months later, the State and defendant moved to vacate defendant's plea based on defendant's cooperation with the State. ...

docket:	a0232-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-03-17
status:	Unpublished
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802 MARIANNE MURPHY v. RAEANN MARTIN -- rank: 536

... and its use in other cases is limited. R .1:36-3. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO ... for respondent. PER CURIAM This appeal arises from a jury's no-cause verdict on claims brought by plaintiff Marianne Murphy ... of that encounter, defendant allegedly injured plaintiff and damaged plaintiff's car. Plaintiff sued defendant, claiming negligence, assault, and battery. Defendant admitted that her vehicle struck plaintiff's open car door while attempting to leave the scene, but ... was excusable in light of the volatile situation and plaintiff's allegedly threatening behavior. By agreement of the parties, the trial ... exactly what occurred on the day of the incident. Plaintiff's Version According to plaintiff, on June 2, 2010, she ...

docket:	a1762-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-04-03
status:	unpublished
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803 JOSEPH J. POTENA v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES -- rank: 536

... of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), the BPU's then-president Jeanne M. Fox (Fox), and the BPU's then-chief of staff Lance R. Miller (Miller) with prejudice ... to reach a verdict following a full trial on plaintiff's claims. He also seeks to appeal the dismissal of his claims against defendant Michael Winka (Winka). Because plaintiff's proofs were insufficient to establish a CEPA violation, we now ... evidence as follows. Plaintiff has been employed as the BPU's Chief Fiscal Officer since 1994. The BPU regulates the rates ... Environmental Protection (DEP) and was involved in restructuring the BPU's financial office in 1994 when it was transferred to ...

docket:	a3210-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-07-14
status:	unpublished
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804 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2839-16.opn.html -- rank: 536

... and its use in other cases is limited. R. 1:36-3. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO ... Deputy Public Defender, of counsel and on the brief). Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney for respondent (Lauren Bonfiglio, Deputy Attorney ... persons not to have weapons (certain persons offense), N.J.S.A. 2C:39-7(b)(1), and the trial court ... imprisonment with a five-year period of parole ineligibility. Defendant's conviction arose from the police discovering a handgun in his ... vehicle. Prior to his trial, the trial court denied defendant's motion to suppress without an evidentiary hearing. After his conviction ... the hearing and concluded that the police lawfully discovered defendant's weapon in plain view. On appeal, defendant argues that ...

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805 C.A. v. ERIC BENTOLILA, M.D -- rank: 536

... argued the cause for respondent State of New Jersey (Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa, Assistant Attorney General ... Patient Safety Act (the "PSA" or the "Act"), N.J.S.A. 26:2H-12.23 to -12.25. We also ... are absolutely privileged from disclosure under the PSA. The PSA's confidentiality provisions insulate such documents from outside access. They do so regardless of a plaintiff's asserted need for disclosure and regardless of whether the documents ... been generated for additional non-PSA purposes, then the PSA's absolute privilege does not apply. Instead, other legal principles govern ... Applying these principles, we affirm in part the trial court's application of the PSA to the contested documents, and ...

docket:	a1261-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-08-09
status:	published
citation:	428 N.J.Super. 115 51 A.3d 119
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806 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. KHALIF JAMES -- rank: 536

... trial, defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1)(2); first-degree felony murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(3); first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1; second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4a; and third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5b. Judge Miriam N. Span merged the ... bystander. However, McGriff implicated Means and later implicated defendant. Defendant's trial was severed from the co-defendants. Prior to ...

docket:	a3407-06
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-09-04
status:	Published
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807 State v. Jonathan Mercedes -- rank: 536

... relate to the Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA), N.J.S.A. 2A:162-15 to -26, including a rule the ... was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, and weapons offenses. Travis’s Public Safety Assessment (PSA) rated him 1 out of 6â ... for risk of new criminal activity. The PSA repeated Mercedes’s history and added that he had a “pending charge ... affirmed. The Court granted leave to appeal and stayed Mercedes’s release pending appeal. 230 N.J. 586 (2017). HELD: The ... 5) to make clear that a recommendation against a defendant’s pretrial release that is based only on the type of ... one of two presumptions in the statute. See N.J.S.A. 2A:162-19(b). A pending charge is ...

docket:	a_6_7_17
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2018-05-01
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808 GROEN, LAVESON, GOLDBERG & RUBENSTONE v. MARK S. KANCHER et al. -- rank: 536

... LAVESON, GOLDBERG & RUBENSTONE, a Pennsylvania Partnership,     Plaintiff-Respondent, v. MARK S. KANCHER and SHAFFER, BONFIGLIO, SCERNI, & D'ELIA, L.L.C ... with interest, for contingent fees in cases taken by plaintiff's former partner, defendant Mark Kancher, Esq., upon his withdrawal from ... matter of law." They also claim that "the trial court's interpretation of the agreement was inconsistent with its plain meaning ... the trial court erred in granting summary judgment against Kancher's new firm and in denying that firm's cross motion for summary judgment. Under plaintiff's partnership agreement executed by defendant Kancher, the contingent fees ...

docket:	a5640-01
court:	njappellate
decided:	2003-07-22
status:	published
citation:	362 N.J. Super. 350
Document Size:	45356

809 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MICHAEL BAILEY -- rank: 536

... and its use in other cases is limited. R. 1:36-3. SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO ... PER CURIAM Defendant Michael Bailey appeals from the trial court's August 1, 2022 order denying his petition for post-conviction ... for the reasons set forth in Judge Andrea G. Carter's thorough and well-reasoned written opinion. We summarize the facts ... while engaged in the commission of a robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(3); first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1)(2); first-degree conspiracy to commit armed robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 and N.J.S.A. ...

docket:	a0107-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2024-02-01
status:	Unpublished
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810 Edward Johnson, etc., v. Joseph Dobrosky, M.D., et. al. -- rank: 536

... never awoke. She died on April 30, 1998. Ann Johnson’s husband, plaintiff Edward Johnson, individually and as general administrator ad ... promptly responding to his request for a surgical consult. Johnson’s complaint was later amended to add Dr. Winter as a ... trial, Johnson sought to preclude mention of his deceased wife’s 1994 conviction for welfare fraud on the ground that her ... during his case but was later called by Dr. Dobrosky’s counsel, who elicited information concerning Mrs. Johnson’s welfare fraud conviction along with evidence that Mr. Johnson had ... and his wife had been separated on occasion. Dr. Winter’s counsel then cross-examined Johnson, adducing testimony that he ...

docket:	a-41-05
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