by Fred Sisto | Oct 7, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On July 24, 2020, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Passaic County case of State v. Amir Aburoumi. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-2 was whether the defendant was entitled to a post-conviction relief hearing regarding the immigration advice that he...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 4, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Justice Rabner concluded in relevant part: Ultimately, a grand jury indicted the defendant for stalking as well as multiple counts of contempt for violating the court orders. Id. at 173-74. A jury convicted him, and the violations of no-contact orders provided a basis...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 1, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Court continued in relevant part: In both rulings, the Appellate Division discussed remedies other than contempt under the respective statutory schemes. See Williams (revocation of probation and resentencing under N.J.S.A. 2C:45-3(a); S.S. (enforcement of...
by Fred Sisto | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Justice Rabner continued in relevant part: We note as well that N.J.S.A. 2C:29-9 states that a violation of an order entered under any of the following statutes or circumstances may be subject to a contempt prosecution: the Prevention of Domestic Violence...
by Fred Sisto | Sep 25, 2020 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On July 20, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Morris County cases of State v. Antoine McCray and State v. Sahaile Gabourel. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:29-9 was whether the prosecution can bring a contempt charge for violating the conditions of...