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1 State v. Michael Cahill -- rank: 1000

... a unanimous Court. The Court considers whether defendant Michael Cahill’s right to a speedy trial was violated, thereby requiring the ... motor vehicle tickets were listed for trial in April. Cahill’s attorney promptly filed a motion to dismiss the charges claiming ... prejudiced, he explained that the anticipated loss of his driver’s license caused him to limit his employment searches to short ... attributed it to the negligence of personnel, he found Cahill’s assertions of prejudice unsupported by evidence and declined to give ... a conditional plea to the charge of DWI. His driver’s license was suspended for one year and he was ordered ... United States Supreme Court in Barker v. Wingo , 407 U.S. 514 (1972). The court measured the delay from the ...

docket:	A-47-11
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2013-04-01
status:
citation:	213 N.J. 253 61 A.3d 1278
Document Size:	91545

2 Robert Nicastro v. McIntyre Machinery America, Ltd. -- rank: 976

... 640 Shear, a recycling machine used to cut metal. Nicastro's right hand accidentally got caught in the machine's blades, severing four of his fingers. The Model 640 Shear ... have prevented the accident. The trial court granted J. McIntyre's motion to dismiss the action, finding that the English manufacturer ... sufficient minimum contacts with New Jersey to justify the State's exercise of personal jurisdiction. Alternatively, the court held that New ... 102 N.J. 460 (1986) or in Justice O'Connor's plurality opinion in Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of California , 480 U.S. 102 (1987). During that discovery period, it was adduced ...

docket:	a-29-08
court:	supreme
decided:	2010-02-02
status:
citation:	201 N.J. 48 987 A.2d 575
Document Size:	239964

3 STATE V. BOBBY LEE BROWN -- rank: 909

... of John Bell.     Co-defendant Coleen Alexander was the State's chief witness at trial. In July 1992, she pled guilty ... romantically involved and living together at the home of Alexander's adoptive parents at the time of the murders. The victims were Alexander's great aunt and great uncle. Victim Alice Skov was eighty ... suffered a stroke. Victim John Bell was staying at Skov's house to care for her after the stroke.     Brown and ... and on one occasion they stole around $350 from Skov's purse. According to the State's evidence, Brown began making plans to rob Skov and ...

docket:	a-20-93
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1994-12-21
status:
citation:	138 N.J. 481
Document Size:	257909

4 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ERIC WHITE -- rank: 876

... at the apartment and found defendant present with the victim's dead body and a knife with traces of the victim's blood on it. In addition, the victim had a blunt ... the victim. The jury convicted defendant of murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a), and of third-degree possession ... a weapon (a knife) for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d). The jury acquitted defendant of ... parole disqualifier under the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. The court merged the weapons ... the 2011 trial; (2) the trial court improperly admitted defendant's custodial statement to the police, despite his language and ...

docket:	a1988-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-12-18
status:	unpublished
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5 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN R. ISKANDER -- rank: 872

... He followed defendant onto Ryders Lane, noting that the vehicle's turn signal was white. He stopped defendant and asked for his driver's credentials. After observing defendant's hands, eyes, and speech, and hearing his admission to drinking ... and to be advised of the next court date. Defendant's trial was scheduled for October 29, 2003, at which time ... not until that date that the State complied with defendant's discovery request, and defendant sought a two-week adjournment to ... have an opportunity to review the discovery provided. However, defendant's counsel on October 30, 2003, again demanded a copy ...

docket:	a3134-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-01-13
status:	unpublished
citation:
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6 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MIA B. AUSTIN -- rank: 822

... obstruction of the administration of law, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1a; fourth-degree resisting arrest, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2a; speeding, contrary to N.J.S.A. 39:4-98; and expired registration, contrary to N.J.S.A. 39:3-4. She was not sentenced to incarceration ... which was adjourned at the request of defendant. However, defendant's counsel failed to appear on February 23, 2006, and counsel ... to January 23, 2007. When that appearance was adjourned, defendant's counsel demanded, verbally and in writing, that the municipal ...

docket:	a1060-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-09-16
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	30075

7 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a5749-12xx.opn.html -- rank: 822

... unusual circumstances of this case, we reverse on the State's appeal. We affirm on defendant's appeal. 1 I The suppression issue is novel and arises ... two minutes after the blood was drawn. See N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-11. 4 At the time of the ... 5 That principle, derived from Schmerber v. California , 384 U.S. 757, 86 S. Ct. 1826 , 16 L. Ed.2d 908 (1966), was based ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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8 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. TIMOTHY ADKINS -- rank: 822

... unusual circumstances of this case, we reverse on the State's appeal. We affirm on defendant's appeal. 1 I The suppression issue is novel and arises ... two minutes after the blood was drawn. See N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-11. 4 At the time of the ... 5 That principle, derived from Schmerber v. California , 384 U.S. 757, 86 S. Ct. 1826 , 16 L. Ed.2d 908 (1966), was based ...

docket:	a5748-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-12-20
status:	published
citation:	433 N.J.Super. 479 81 A.3d 680
Document Size:	57380

9 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ROBERT POMENTO -- rank: 819

... conditional plea of guilty to driving while intoxicated, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, and failure to report an accident, N.J.S.A. 39:4-130, for which he received a three-month driver's license suspension and was assessed fines and costs. He appealed ... Division judge found no constitutional deprivation and re-imposed defendant's municipal court sentence. Defendant appeals, and we affirm. On February ... App. Div. 2009) (citing Klopfer v. North Carolina , 386 U.S. 213 , 222-23, 87 S. Ct. 988 , 993, 18 L. Ed.2d 1 , 7- ...

docket:	a5349-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-03-19
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	41705

10 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOSEPH L. MORABITO -- rank: 812

... from his convictions for driving while intoxicated (DWI), N.J.S.A. 39:4-50; failure to maintain a lane, N.J.S.A. 39:4-88b; and failure to exhibit documents, N.J.S.A. 39:3-29a. 1 Defendant argues that the State ... of January 15, 2010, a Franklin Lakes patrolman stopped defendant's motor vehicle and, suspecting defendant may have been intoxicated, transported ... department for breath samples. Because the Franklin Lakes Police Department's Alcotest malfunctioned, the patrolman transported defendant to the Wyckoff Police ... State violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial, U.S. Const. amend. VI; N.J. Const. art. I, ¶ ...

docket:	a1102-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-10-24
status:	unpublished
citation:
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11 ROBERT NICASTRO et al. v. McINTYRE MACHINERY AMERICA, LTD., J. McINTYRE MACHINERY LTD. -- rank: 812

... attorneys; Mr. Gooby, of counsel and on the brief; James S. Coons, on the brief). The opinion of the court was ... be injured in a workplace accident in New Jersey. Plaintiff's employer purchased the machine new from the manufacturer's exclusive United States distributor, an Ohio corporation, after the employer ... the domiciles of buyers to whom the distributor sold defendant's machines after defendant transferred title to the machines and shipped ... Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal ifornia , 480 U.S. 102 , 112, 107 S. Ct. 1026 , 1032, 94 L. Ed.2d 92 , 104 ( ...

docket:	A1755-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-04-09
status:	published
citation:
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12 STATE OF NJ V. MOREY MARCUS -- rank: 802

... 130 N.J. 484 , 509-10 (1993) (reaffirming New Jersey's continued use in most contexts of the "general acceptance by ... community); compare Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceutical, Inc. , 509 U.S. 579 , 113 S. Ct. 2786 , 125 L. Ed.2d 469 , 482-83 (1993).     There ... the DNA print patterns of the bloodstains found on defendant's jeans matched the DNA print patterns of the bloodstains on the T-shirt used to cover the victim's body. This report also concluded that the frequency of ...

docket:	a4962-92
court:	njappellate
decided:	1996-10-17
status:	published
citation:	294 N.J.Super. 267
Document Size:	56446

13 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. D.D. -- rank: 799

... three boys all under the age of twelve, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2(a)(1) and N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2(b). He was also convicted of three counts of child endangerment, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(a). After appropriate mergers, defendant was ... subject to the No Early Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. Defendant appeals, and for the ... from approximately January 2001 to September 2004; occurred at defendant's hometown of Vineland, where he lived with his wife and ... old. Up to then, the boys frequently played at defendant's house, where the rules were more lenient than at ...

docket:	a1682-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-01-27
status:	unpublished
citation:
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14 STATE OF NEW JERSEY V. ROBERT DOUGLAS -- rank: 785

... the grant of post-conviction relief (PCR) "based upon [defendant's] claim of a violation of his Sixth Amendment right to ... other offenses. The order states that "the remainder of petitioner's claim for Post-Conviction Relief be and are hereby denied ... to a speedy trial and agree with the PCR judge's disposition of the other issues presented to him. Accordingly, we ... 3400-10-87 with two counts of murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3a(1) and (2) (counts one and two); aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5b (count four); and possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4a (count five). Tried as a ...

docket:	a0908-98
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-06-17
status:	published
citation:	322 N.J.Super. 156
Document Size:	54547

15 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. LINO R. QUIZPHI-PATINO -- rank: 785

... arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI), N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, failure to maintain in the driver's lane, N.J.S.A. 39:4-88, and reckless driving, N.J.S.A. 39:4-96. At his first appearance on February ... download history for the Alcotest device used to obtain defendant's chemical breath test results, which supported the DWI charge. 1 ... Ratka, an attorney for Draeger Safety Diagnostics, Inc., the Alcotest's manufacturer. The certificate generally explained Draeger's putative repair ...

docket:	a2174-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-10-19
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	45215