by Fred Sisto | Nov 27, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On October 23, 2025, a6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay of execution application in the case of Boyd v. Hamm. Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson dissented in relevant part: Take out your phone, go to the clock app, and find the...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 20, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On January 13, 2025, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Passaic County case of State v. Celestine Payne. The principal issue concerned whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying Celestine Payne’s petition for release under the...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 13, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On June 16, 2025, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Camden County case of In re the Matter Concerning the State Grand Jury (A-15-24) (089571). The principal issue concerned a trial court’s declining to empanel a special grand jury and finding that an...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 6, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On July 30, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Salem County case of State v. Shawn Fenimore. The principal issue concerned the automobile exception to the warrant requirement under the New Jersey State Constitution. Justice Wainer Apter wrote for the...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 30, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On September 29, 2025, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Monmouth County case of State v. R.A.M. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-1 concerned the applicability of aggravating factor 15 to a domestic violence conviction. Judge Perez Friscia wrote for...
