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16 Carol Tarr v. Bob Ciasulli,, et als. -- rank: 800

... of hostile work environment and sexual harassment under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD), N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to –49, the Court considers whether the trial court properly dismissed plaintiff’s claims for emotional distress damages and her claim against the ... it did not, Tarr left again, in April 1996. Tarr’s testimony at trial was corroborated by various witnesses, including her ... monthly meetings attended by all sales personnel. In addition, Tarr’s immediate supervisor testified that she telephoned Ciasulli directly when her ... following allegations of sexual harassment. At the close of Tarr’s case, the trial court dismissed her emotional distress claims. ...

docket:	a-24-03
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2004-08-09
status:
citation:	181 N.J. 70
Document Size:	107212

17 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF A.R., a minor -- rank: 797

... for amicus curiae State of New Jersey Attorney General (Christopher S. Porrino, Attorney General, attorney; Ian C. Kennedy, Special Deputy Attorney ... Bergen County Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief). Lawrence S. Lustberg argued the cause for amicus curiae John J. Gibbons ... was enacted in 1989 in accordance with the Supreme Court's proposal in  State v. D.R. , 109  N.J.  348 ... getting off the bus, J.C. allegedly told his mother's cousin that appellant touched his "pee-pee" during the bus ride. The child's mother reported this to the police. A detective with the county prosecutor's office conducted a videotaped interview of J.C. eighteen ...

docket:	a2238-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-11-09
status:	published
citation:	447 N.J.Super. 485 149 A.3d 297
Document Size:	121747

18 State of New Jersey in the Interest of J.G., N.S. and J.T. -- rank: 797

... of New Jersey in the Interest of J.G., N.S. and J.T. (A-74-96) Argued January 6, 1997 ... J., writing for a unanimous Court.     Juveniles J.G., N.S., and J.T. challenge the constitutionality of N.J.S.A. 2C:43-2.2 and Fourth Amendment of the ... months from the date of infection to detect the body's immunological response, with the result that, during this “window period ... violated the juveniles' rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment s of the United States Constitution.     The Appellate Division reversed. The ... the treatment community. The panel concluded that the individual defendant's interest in preventing a bodily intrusion and disclosure of ...

docket:	a-74-96
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1997-09-25
status:
citation:	151 N.J. 565
Document Size:	85622

19 GEORGE HARMS CONSTRUCTION CO. V. NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY -- rank: 797

... unions. The asserted basis for the resolution was the TPA's interest in avoiding labor disturbances, such as work stoppages that ... BCTC-affiliated local and the Steelworkers union to which Harms's employees belong.     In addition to passing the resolution requiring project ... Harms and some of its Steelworkers employees appealed the TPA's adoption of the two resolutions. Another appeal was brought to ... 1.    Harms was provided administrative due process because the company's attorney was given the opportunity to attend and to speak ... resolutions establishing the project-labor-agreement requirement and vacating Harms's bid were adopted. The TPA is not required to reinstate Harms's bid. The Court does not decide whether the action ...

docket:	a-113-93
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1994-07-07
status:
citation:	137 N.J. 8
Document Size:	119992

20 State of New Jersey v. Kenneth Guenther -- rank: 797

... lived in the same household and acted as D.F.'s stepfather at the time of the alleged offenses. On the ... sexual abuse by her neighbor was a lie. The prosecutor's investigation was completed on July 1, 1999, with no charges ... false accusation to be used to impeach a victim-witness's credibility will promote fairness in the trial process and is ... reputation, or a prior criminal conviction to attack a witness's credibility by establishing the witness's character for untruthfulness. However, evidence of specific instances of conduct ... of prior instances of untruthful conduct to impeach the witness's credibility, but the auxiliary policies regarding unfairness to the ...

docket:	a-102-02
court:
decided:	2004-08-09
status:
citation:	181 N.J. 129 854 A.2d 308
Document Size:	155229

21 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ALTURIK FRANCIS -- rank: 790

... a grand jury on subjects relevant to the grand jury's investigation which relate to a pending indictment. However it is ... preparing a case for the penalty phase of a defendant's capital trial. Such use is violative of the "dominant purpose ... jury. The State of New Jersey appeals the Law Division's July 13, 2005 interlocutory order precluding the State, in the ... capital murder trial of defendant, Alturik Francis, from utilizing defendant's family members' testimony before the Union County grand jury on ... by defendant to a family member. We affirm the court's order as modified by this opinion. We hold that the ... evidence to be used at the penalty phase of defendant's trial. We, however, modify the July 13, 2005 order ...

docket:	a6635-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-05-10
status:	published
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	88784

22 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ADAM J. KENT -- rank: 790

... 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 ... state Constitutions, in light of Crawford v. Washington , 541 U.S. 36 , 124 S. Ct. 1354, 158 L. Ed .2d 177 (2004) (reinterpreting the Confrontation ... and a blood test certificate prepared pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-11 by a hospital employee who ...

docket:	A3137-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-03-22
status:	published
citation:
Document Size:	102536

23 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. LAQUAWN HILL -- rank: 770

... a weapon for unlawful purposes, and armed robbery, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S. Ct. 1354 , 158 L. Ed.2d 177 (2004). We disagree with ... robbery, got away. When later shown photo arrays including defendant's photograph, one of the victims could not make an identification ... afternoon of September 18, 2005, he was at his mother's New Brunswick home with his stepfather and defendant. Without having ... name in it. Subsequently, the Family Part judge rejected Emendo's plea agreement because Emendo got into a fight with ...

docket:	A0338-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-03-13
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	94769

24 State v.Josephine Castagna, et al. -- rank: 757

... counsel an opportunity to cross-examine one of the State’s crucial witnesses concerning the reason the witness changed her statement ... to second-degree reckless manslaughter and became a key State’s witness. During the police investigation of the incident, Arias gave ... moved to use the polygraph test results to impeach Arias’s testimony. They also sought to call the polygrapher as a ... On appeal, defendants asserted reversible error in the trial court’s refusal to allow defense counsel an opportunity to cross-examine ... ineffective assistance of counsel. The Supreme Court granted the State’s petition for certification in State v. Castagna , 185 N.J ... in denying defendants the right to cross-examine the State’s witness concerning the polygraph test results, but the error ...

docket:	a-13-05
court:
decided:	2006-07-17
status:
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	104274

25 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. FRANK BENITEZ -- rank: 757

... both defendants were convicted of second degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3a. They both received extended term sentences ... leading to defendants' convictions and those related to the victim's testimony by way of videotape deposition. On Tuesday, October 12 ... daughter and son-in-law left shortly after placing War's plaid suitcase on her bed and her groceries and laundry ... two men who lived next door.     Ronald Cobilich, Ms. Cobilich's son, testified at trial. He testified that on October 12 ... the street and told him and his mother that War's house had just been robbed and asked that they call ... the street and entered the residence located next to War's home with a key. Approximately one minute later, Mr. ...

docket:	a5636-00
court:	njappellate
decided:	2003-05-07
status:	published
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	69961

26 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. FRANK BENITEZ -- rank: 757

... both defendants were convicted of second degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3a. They both received extended term sentences ... leading to defendants' convictions and those related to the victim's testimony by way of videotape deposition. On Tuesday, October 12 ... daughter and son-in-law left shortly after placing War's plaid suitcase on her bed and her groceries and laundry ... two men who lived next door.     Ronald Cobilich, Ms. Cobilich's son, testified at trial. He testified that on October 12 ... the street and told him and his mother that War's house had just been robbed and asked that they call ... the street and entered the residence located next to War's home with a key. Approximately one minute later, Mr. ...

docket:	a5680-00
court:	njappellate
decided:	2003-05-07
status:	published
citation:	360 N.J. Super. 101
Document Size:	69985

27 DOLORES GURRIERI VS WILLIAM ZINSSER & CO., INC. -- rank: 750

... label as a "white pigmented shellac." Plaintiff claims the product's vapors caused disabling injuries to her in June 1990. The legal dispute here is over the label's efficacy.     The Law Division judge found the product in compliance with the Federal Hazardous Substance Act (FHSA), 15 U.S.C.A. §§1261 to 1278, and granted summary judgment to Zinsser. With some modification of the judge's reasoning, we affirm. We conclude the product complied with the FHSA's labeling requirements and the state common-law claim for damages ... is barred by federal regulatory preemption. II     This is plaintiff's second appeal in this case. The record in the ...

docket:	a4238-97
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-05-03
status:	published
citation:	321 N.J.Super. 229
Document Size:	56129

28 State v. Timothy A. Smith -- rank: 750

... to testify before a closed circuit television violated Timothy Smith's constitutional right to confront witnesses, and whether a videotaped statement ... sleeping on her stomach on the sofa in her aunt's apartment, someone pulled down her pajama bottoms and digitally penetrated ... a preliminary hearing to determine the admissibility of T.I.'s videotaped statement at trial.     During the videotaped interview, there was ... into evidence even though it was duplicative of T.I.'s court testimony.     Smith testified and denied the allegations against him ... The Appellate Division reversed the convictions, reasoning that T.I.'s fear of testifying in open court was not a sufficient ... out of the presence of the jury. The trial court's findings were supported by substantial credible evidence in the ...

docket:	a-213-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1999-06-04
status:
citation:	158 N.J. 376
Document Size:	50380

29 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF S.R Juvenile- -- rank: 744

... 5745-07T4 STATE OF NEW JERSEY IN THE INTEREST OF S.R., Juvenile-Appellant. ____________________________ Submitted March 9, 2010 - Decided Before Judges ... 761-08. Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney for appellant S.R. (Robert Brigliadoro, Designated Counsel, on the brief). Sean F ... Enos, Jr., Assistant Prosecutor, on the brief). PER CURIAM Appellant S.R. appeals from the order of disposition entered by the ... period of eighteen months subject to certain conditions. We affirm S.R.'s delinquency adjudication but vacate the order of disposition and remand ... for a new dispositional hearing. I. On November 20, 2007, S.R. was charged with committing acts which, if committed ...

docket:	a5745-07
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-07-20
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	68824

30 State v. Jeffrey Bunyan -- rank: 740

... Tavern in Newark shot and killed one of the tavern's owners, Melvin Mann, and then escaped. Several people, including the ... called several witnesses to rebut the testimony of the State's witnesses. The jury convicted Bunyan of the murder of Melvin ... killer should Bell persist in attempting to contact her. Bell's further efforts to contact Brown were unsuccessful.     More than two ... filed a motion for a new trial based on Bell's affidavit in which he relayed Brown's exculpatory statement. By this time, Brown had died. The trial court denied Bunyan's motion because that portion of Bell's affidavit that ...

docket:	a-81-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1998-06-04
status:
citation:	154 N.J. 261
Document Size:	38015