by Fred Sisto | Dec 21, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County, Uncategorized
Justice Patterson continued in relevant part: A person facing a civil commitment hearing under the SVPA may not take discovery under Rule 4:10-1, Rule 4:17-1, or Rule 4:18-1. The discovery permitted by those rules is not authorized by the SVPA and cannot be...
by Fred Sisto | Dec 19, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On September 9, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a revised opinion in the case of In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of P.D. The principal issue concerned whether the State must provide discovery to a person facing civil commitment under the New Jersey...
by Fred Sisto | Dec 17, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The New Jersey Supreme Court concluded with the following in relevant part: The Court reviews the evidence presented and stresses that the State’s case against Greene was far from overwhelming. The Court also notes that counsel’s participation in requesting and...
by Fred Sisto | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County, Uncategorized
Justice Albin continued for the unanimous court in relevant part: When, in his opening statement, the prosecutor alerts the jury that it will hear testimony that the defendant confessed to the crime and then fails to present evidence to support that anticipatory...
by Fred Sisto | Dec 13, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Court continued in relevant part: After a number of days of deliberation, the jury found Greene and Lewis guilty of felony murder and related offenses. The Appellate Division overturned both convictions because the prosecutor’s unsupported opening statement that...