by admin | May 8, 2012 | Criminal News
The New Jersey Supreme Court, in State v. Kaltner, A-8-811, unanimously upheld the suppression of drugs that had been seized by police during a room-by-room warrantless search of a house in response to a noise complaint. The police had responded to a rental shore home... by admin | May 8, 2012 | Criminal News
The New Jersey Superior Copurt-Appellate Division, in State v. Hill, A-2448-09, recently overturned the denial of post-conviction relief to a defendant by an Essex County judge after the judge failed to provide any conclusions or reasons in support of his decision.... by admin | Mar 9, 2012 | Criminal News
New Jersey Criminal Lawyers should be aware of a recent decision of the Appellate Division in State v. S.K., which limited the scope of an overly broad restraining order issued in Superior Court – Middlesex County, as a result of a domestic violence final... by admin | Feb 22, 2012 | Criminal News
In State v. Demetrius Diaz-Bridges, 2012 N.J. LEXIS 6 (January 12, 2012), the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the lower court’s suppression of the defendant’s inculpatory statements. The Court considered whether the defendant’s request for permission to... by admin | Feb 16, 2012 | Criminal News
On January 23, 2012, the Supreme Court decided that U.S. law enforcement agents need a search warrant to track a suspect’s movements using a GPS device. In U.S. v. Jones, the Court reversed the conviction and a life-sentence for cocaine trafficking. The Court...