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...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 23, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On August 12, 2025, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Mercer County case of State v. Malihki Oliver. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:1-3 concerned the legality of transporting and assembling “ghost gun” kits in New Jersey that were legally purchased in...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 16, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On August 6, 2025, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Salem County case of State v. Delshon Taylor. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.2 concerned the standard of review of a prosecutor’s denial of a Graves Act waiver. Justice Pierre-Louis, my...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 9, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On July 30, 2025, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Cape May County case of In the Matter of the Expungement of the Criminal/Juvenile Records of P.L. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-1 concerned whether a Recovery Court graduate could have a juvenile...
