by Fred Sisto | Jul 23, 2026 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On May 21, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the state of Alabama’s appeal in the case of Hamm v. Smith. The principal issue concerned how courts should evaluate conflicting IQ scores in determining if an inmate is too intellectually disabled to execute...
by Fred Sisto | Jul 16, 2026 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On May 12, 2026, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Union County case of State v. Thomas DiNapoli. A principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:2-3 concerned when the State is required to give notice of its causation theory to the Defense. Another issue under N.J.S.A....
by Fred Sisto | Jul 9, 2026 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On May 12, 2026, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Union County case of State v. DiNapoli. The principal issues concerned the relevance of the defense expert’s testimony and whether a hearing was required before it could be admitted at trial. Justice Noriega, a...
by Fred Sisto | Jul 2, 2026 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On May 5, 2026, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Camden County case of G.G.S. v. A.C.B. The principal issue under N.J.S.A.2C:25-29 concerned whether the sexual assault at issue warranted a Final Restraining Order when there was non history of domestic...
by Fred Sisto | Jun 25, 2026 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On April 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of District of Columbia v. R.W. The principal issue concerned whether there was reasonable suspicion to justify the stop of the driver. This was a per curiam opinion. Per curiam opinions are supposed...
