by Fred Sisto | Oct 5, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Court concluded with the following in relevant part: Truth is everything when it comes to the kind of basis testimony presented here. If an expert conveys an out-of-court statement in support of his opinion, and the statement supports that opinion only if true,...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 3, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Justice Kagan continued in relevant part: Arizona law enforcement officers found petitioner Jason Smith with a large quantity of what appeared to be drugs and drug-related items. Smith was charged with various drug offenses, and the State sent the seized items to a...
by Fred Sisto | Oct 1, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On June 21, 2024, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Smith v. Arizona. The principal issue concerned the admissibility of an expert’s testimony in which he refers to a non-testifying analyst’s conclusions. Justice Kagan wrote for the five-Justice...
by Fred Sisto | Sep 30, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Court concluded with the following in relevant part: And the Court’s conclusion in Bruen that regulations like the surety laws are not a proper historical analogue for a broad gun licensing regime does not mean that they cannot be an appropriate analogue for a...
by Fred Sisto | Sep 28, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Chief Justice continued in relevant part: Section 922(g)(8) restricts gun use to check demonstrated threats of physical violence, just as the surety and going armed laws do. Unlike the regulation struck down in Bruen, Section 922(g)(8) does not broadly restrict...
