by Fred Sisto | Aug 27, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On May 30, 2024, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Hudson County case of State v. M.F.L. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-8 concerned whether the framework for Domestic Violence Restraining Orders can apply to motions to modify Sex Offender Restraining...
by Fred Sisto | Aug 25, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On June 3, 2024, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Monmouth County case of State v. Jeffrey Walker. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-2 concerned whether a restitution order can be extinguished when victims cannot be located. Judge Chase wrote for the...
by Fred Sisto | Aug 23, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Appellate Division concluded with the following in relevant part: Miller and Zuber are intended to afford juveniles an opportunity for rehabilitation and ultimate release from incarceration. See Miller, 567 U.S. at 479, (finding that “children’s...
by Fred Sisto | Aug 21, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On May 31, 2024, a three-judge appellate panel decided the Essex County case of State v. Sean Jones. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:1-9 concerned whether offenders between the ages of eighteen and twenty when offenses were committed are entitled to the...
by Fred Sisto | Aug 19, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The New Jersey Supreme Court continued in relevant part: The proper analysis for determining whether the State can obtain this physical evidence rests within the principles of search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment. Neither the Fifth nor the Sixth Amendment...
