by Fred Sisto | Oct 23, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On August 12, 2025, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Mercer County case of State v. Malihki Oliver. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:1-3 concerned the legality of transporting and assembling “ghost gun” kits in New Jersey that were legally purchased in... 
by Fred Sisto | Oct 16, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On August 6, 2025, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Salem County case of State v. Delshon Taylor. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.2 concerned the standard of review of a prosecutor’s denial of a Graves Act waiver. Justice Pierre-Louis, my... 
by Fred Sisto | Oct 9, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On July 30, 2025, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Cape May County case of In the Matter of the Expungement of the Criminal/Juvenile Records of P.L. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-1 concerned whether a Recovery Court graduate could have a juvenile... 
by Fred Sisto | Oct 2, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On July 22, 2025, a 5-2 majority of the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Ocean County case of State v. Juan Hernandez-Peralta. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-2 concerned whether counsel was ineffective for not informing the defendant of immigration... 
by Fred Sisto | Sep 25, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On July 7, 2025, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Middlesex County case of In Re Registrant S.O. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2 concerned the proper considerations under the “public safety prong” for evaluating a motion to terminate Megan’s Law and... 