by Fred Sisto | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On January 19, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Camden County case of State v. Damon Williams. The principal issue concerned whether the prosecutor’s references and use of non-evidentiary images in summation amounted to prejudicial error. Justice Solomon...
by Fred Sisto | Apr 18, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Drug Crime, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The three-judge panel concluded with the following in relevant part: So too a trial court’s determination whether a Track Two candidate’s admission to Drug Court would pose a danger to the community should be made with regard to a TASC evaluation. That...
by Fred Sisto | Apr 16, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Drug Crime, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Appellate Division continued in relevant part: However, as we have also noted, we review a sentencing court’s interpretation of the relevant statutes and the Drug Court Manual de novo. Although we generally defer to a sentencing court’s findings of...
by Fred Sisto | Apr 14, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Drug Crime, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Appellate Division continued in relevant part: Although a Drug Court judge is not bound by a substance abuse evaluator’s recommendation for in-patient drug treatment, the evaluation is a critical component of a decision to grant or deny admission into the...
by Fred Sisto | Apr 12, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Drug Crime, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The three-judge panel continued in relevant part: A Track One candidate can be admitted to Drug Court only if the court sentences the defendant to special probation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14. Track One candidates therefore must meet all nine eligibility criteria...