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121 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN M. GORDET -- rank: 547

... involving the use of physical force or coercion, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2c(1); third-degree terroristic threats, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-3b; and simple assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1a. The jury found him not guilty of first-degree kidnapping, N.J.S.A. 2C:13b(1)-(2), and two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(3). The judge sentenced defendant to ... supervision required by the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2, and to concurrent terms ...

docket:	a0174-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-07-27
status:	unpublished
citation:
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122 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. WAQAR H. ZAIDI -- rank: 541

... Part, for the disorderly persons offense of contempt, N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 to -35. Defendant argues the trial ... abused its discretion in limiting cross-examination of the State's sole witness. We agree. Accordingly, we reverse the conviction, vacate ... each charging defendant with contempt. The hearing to review Chughtai's initial domestic violence complaint was held on October 25, 2007 ... Family Part judge concluded defendant was not present at Chughtai's home on the date and time she alleged, thus, defendant ... on September 19, 2007, apparently to demonstrate she knew defendant's cellular telephone phone number, identified as "732-921-3293." Chughtai ... was dated September 22, 2007, which was prior to defendant's receipt of the TRO. During Chughtai's cross-examination ...

docket:	a1497-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-09-30
status:	unpublished
citation:
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123 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. WALTER A. TORMASI December 3, 2015 -- rank: 531

... 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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124 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. REYNOLD REGIS -- rank: 528

... of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), contrary to N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, and failure to maintain a lane, contrary to 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694 (1966). A-6142-08T4 ... THE STATE FAILED TO PROVE A VIOLATION OF N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 AS IT FAILED TO SHOW, BEYOND ... under the influence of drugs in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50' and explained how he reached ...

docket:	a6142-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-09-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
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125 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. RICHARD JONES, JR -- rank: 518

... blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or more," N.J.S.A. 39:4-50(a), but he reserved his right to appeal the municipal court's denial of his pre-trial motion to exclude the Alcohol ... 194 N.J. 54, 63 (2008), cert. denied , 555 U.S. 825, 129 S. Ct. 158, 172 L. Ed. 2d 41 (2008); see R. 7 ... the municipal court imposed the minimum penalties available given defendant's prior conviction for driving while under the influence. The ...

docket:	a4002-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-08-14
status:	unpublished
citation:
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126 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JUMOL D. WATKINS -- rank: 515

... IN IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORMECMENT ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, VIOLATED DEFENDANT'S FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO DUE PROESS BECAUSE OF ITS EX ... and charged with fourth-degree possession of marijuana, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10(a); fourth-degree possession with intent to distribute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(b); second-degree possession of a weapon while committing a drug offense, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4.1; and third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b). Defendant had two prior indictable ... days in the county jail. The judge also terminated defendant's prior probation without imposing any additional prison term. In ...

docket:	a2961-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-05-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
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127 IN THE MATTER CIVIL COMMITMENT OF T.R.K.­ v. -- rank: 512

... pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA), N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24 to -27.38. He argues ... witnesses by improperly limiting the cross-examination of the State's expert witnesses, and that the State failed to prove by ... the SVPA. A temporary commitment order authorizing T.R.K.'s transfer to the STU was signed on December 10, 2002 ... occurred on March 27, 1998. The victim was his girlfriend's seven year old daughter. He was charged with sexual assault ... abuse. The pedophilia diagnosis was based on T.R.K.'s long history of sexual arousal to children. In diagnosing T ... with paraphelia NOS, Dr. Gnassi observed that T.R.K.'s sexual arousal from seeing and/or touching young children, ...

docket:	A0510-03
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-01-20
status:	unpublished
citation:
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128 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. L.A. -- rank: 506

... L.A. of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3a. After merging the sexual contact and ... We summarize the facts as follows. The victim is defendant's fifteen year-old biological daughter, L.N. When defendant visited ... a winter coat. Later, L.N. fell asleep in defendant's son's bedroom. According to L.N., she awoke to find defendant ... he penetrated her with his fingers and penis. L.N.'s crying stopped the assault. Defendant drove her home and gave ... mother argued about her declining grades and "attitude." L.N.'s mother wanted to know why she had been "acting ...

docket:	a5071-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-03-17
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	41650

129 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JEROME STEPHENS -- rank: 496

... charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5 (Count Two); distribution of a controlled ... substance within 1,000 feet of school property, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7 (Count Three); possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7 (Count Five). Co-defendant Rafael Lopez ... Street to 12th Avenue, which is maybe four blocks, there's a lot of drug activity in that . . . stretch." As he ... counts in the indictment. The trial judge granted the State's motion to sentence defendant to an extended term pursuant to ... testimony concerning 264 Rosa Parks Boulevard or to the judge's jury charge were raised during the trial. We therefore ...

docket:	a0610-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-04-07
status:	published
citation:
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130 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. GABRIEL TORRES -- rank: 493

... observed him talking to a woman seated in the passenger's seat of a parked car. Grimmer detained defendant while Mulligan ... to distribute. Prior to the commencement of the trial, plaintiff's counsel volunteered to limit Detective Grimmer's testimony to the fact of the phone call and the ... conduct and [sic] investigation of Park Avenue? I understand it's a leading question and it's direct examination on the point, but I'm going to ... this preliminary area. [DEFENSE COUNSEL]: I appreciate the position he's taken in providing us with a one up, so ...

docket:	a5697-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-03-19
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	48952

131 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. ADEWALE B. IDOWU -- rank: 484

... Idowu was found guilty of eluding, contrary to N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2b, and certain other offenses. Defendant appeals ... County Indictment No. 06-05-0458 with eluding, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2b (count one); aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4d (count three); and aggravated assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. Concurrent six-month sentences were ... Enforcement Officers Training and Equipment Fund penalty. In addition, defendant's driving privileges were suspended for six months. This appeal followed ... THE TRIAL COURT COMMITTED PLAIN ERROR AND VIOLATED THE DEFENDANT'S RIGHTS UNDER THE COMPULSORY PROCESS CLAUSE OF THE SIXTH ...

docket:	a6442-06
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2009-06-30
status:	unpublished
citation:
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132 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. DIMITR DIMITROV, Defendant-Appellant -- rank: 481

... third degree theft was dismissed by the court on defendant's motion for a judgment of acquittal. Defendant was sentenced to ... defendant raises the following issues:      POINT I     THE TRIAL COURT'S RULING, WHICH PRECLUDED AN EXCULPATORY DEFENSE WITNESS FROM TESTIFYING BECAUSE OF DEFENSE COUNSEL'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE DISCOVERY, DENIED THE DEFENDANT HIS STATE AND ... PROCESS OF LAW AND TO A FAIR TRIAL; TRIAL COUNSEL'S FAILURE TO SUPPLY THE PROSECUTOR WITH THE WITNESS' NAME AND ADDRESS AND THE INVESTIGATOR'S REPORT PRIOR TO TRIAL DENIED THE DEFENDANT THE EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL. ( U.S. CONST . AMENDS. VI AND XIV; N.J. CONST . (1947) ...

docket:	a6092-97
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-11-17
status:	published
citation:	325 N.J.Super. 506
Document Size:	16549

133 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. B.M. -- rank: 474

... against three of her cousins, Q.M., J.H. and S.F., and (b) to exclude rebuttal evidence that the three ... to sexual offenses charged as a result of T.F.'s accusations. The order also memorialized the court's intention to instruct the jurors that "Q.M., J.H. and S.F. may or may not have been charged, prosecuted or ... shall not enter into [the] deliberations." We affirm the court's determination to permit defendant to elicit on cross-examination that ... adult, would constitute first degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(1) (count one), and second ...

docket:	a4075-06
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-01-11
status:	published
citation:	397 N.J.Super. 367
Document Size:	59192

134 STATE OF NEW JERSEY,Plaintiff-Respondent,v. BRIAN MAURICE FULSTON,Defendant-Appellant. -- rank: 471

... seeks to admit 'other crimes' evidence to prove a defendant's guilt." State v. Gookins , 135 N.J. 42 , 47 (1994 ... highly discretionary determination as to the admissibility of the defendant's proffered evidence" which weighs and takes into account the competing ... 112 N.J. 225 , 297 (1988), cert. denied , 488 U.S. 1017 , 109 S.Ct. 813 (1989); see also Chambers v. Mississippi , 410 U.S. 284 , 93 S.Ct. 1038 , 35 L.Ed.2d ...

docket:	a5081-97
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-10-20
status:	published
citation:	325 N.J.Super. 184
Document Size:	12599

135 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. PATRICIA ACCARDI -- rank: 471

... of New Jersey, Law Division, Atlantic County, Municipal Appeal No. 93-07. Jacobs and Barbone, P.A., attorneys for appellant (Louis ... appeals her conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI), N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, and refusal to submit to a ... denied , 134 N.J. 563 (1993), cert. denied , 570 U.S. 1165 , 114 S. Ct. 1192 , 127 L. Ed.2d 542 (1994). The scope of ... 615 (1998), but give due regard to the trial court's credibility findings. State v. Cerefice , 335 N.J. Super. ...

docket:	a4015-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-05-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
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