by Fred Sisto | Feb 19, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Justice Pierre-Louis concluded with the following: Under the view taken by the court and the State, the jurors would automatically carry instructions received as to one charge — not as part of an overarching section that would apply to multiple charges or...
by Fred Sisto | Feb 17, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Supreme Court continued in relevant part: As defense counsel explained in requesting the reasonable corporal punishment charge, if a parent or guardian is charged with simple assault and the jury is not instructed that reasonable corporal punishment is not...
by Fred Sisto | Feb 15, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On August 18, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the Monmouth County case of State v. A.L.A. The principal issue under N.J.S.A. 2C:3-8 concerned the interplay between the jury instructions on Use of Force with the assault and child endangerment charges. My law...
by Fred Sisto | Feb 13, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Appellate Division concluded with the following in relevant part: In re Grand Jury Subpoena Issued to Galasso (App. Div. 2006). “‘The grand jury may compel the production of evidence or the testimony of witnesses as it considers appropriate, and its...
by Fred Sisto | Feb 11, 2023 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Court continued in relevant part: Here, the judge correctly concluded that Egan offered expert testimony that defendant intended to distribute CDS. Our Supreme Court has held that when a police officer testifies based on “‘his training and...