TestOn February 6, 2019, in the matter of State of New Jersey in the Interest of C.F., the Appellate Division issued a published decision related to the procedure used by a Family Part judge in diverting a number of juvenile complaints. The issue before the Appellate Division was whether a […]
In a February 5, 2019 decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court in State v. Chisum reversed an Appellate Division decision and suppressed two firearms that had been seized by the police. The Court remanded the matter to the trial court for withdrawals of the Defendants’ guilty pleas. Defendants Chisum and […]
On February 4, 2019, in the matter of State v. William Brown, the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed two murder convictions, based in large part on the State’s failure to turn over material evidence to the defense until the trial was underway. The victim in the matter had been shot […]
On December 4, 2018, the Appellate Division issued a decision approved for publication in R.L.U. v. J.P., (A-4823-16T1) wherein the court addressed the retroactivity of the Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act (SASPA). The Appellate Division reversed the decision of a Family Part judge, and held that a SASPA order was […]